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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Read the external review of the AAP program. Recommendation 2c on page 42:
https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BPLQKV69B096/$file/FCPS%20final%20report%2005.05.20.pdf[/quote]

GBRS scores are more-strongly associated with a student being found eligible for Level IV services
than NNAT or CogAT scores. For example, if two students have identical CogAT and NNAT scores,
but one student had a higher GBRS score, that student has twice the odds of being found Level IV
eligible. Compare this to two students who have identical NNAT and GBRS scores, but one student
has a higher CogAT-Q subscale score. Despite that higher CogAT-Q score, the two students still have
the same odds of being found Level IV eligible. [b]Based on the provided data, GBRS scores are more influential of Level IV eligibility decisions than are scores on the CogAT or NNAT.[/b] If GBRS scores are
not a valid measure of student potential and/or achievement or they are inflated because of
parental influence or fear of parental reprisal, then their influence on Level IV eligibility is negative.
However, if GBRS scores capture some information that is essential in locating which students will
benefit most from Level IV services, then their inclusion and influence are positive. Based on existing
information, there is no way for the review team to know with any degree of certainty that the
scores on the GBRS is a valid indicator of eligibility for gifted services.[/quote]

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