Description
It used to be that intelligence and giftedness were solely based on I.Q. and test scores. As our understanding of giftedness and the brain has expanded, the means of assessing and identifying gifted students have also expanded. In this course, “Screening, Assessment, and Identification of the Gifted”, Joyce Juntune Ph.D., draws from her vast knowledge and experience in gifted education to present invaluable tools for identifying gifted students using a variety of different methods.
In this 6-hour course, you will learn about:
- Definitions and unique characteristics of giftedness
- The role of intelligence in gifted students
- Methods of screening students for signs of giftedness
- Suggestions and guidelines for gifted programs
- Scoring tests
- Differences between testing boys and girls
And much more!
Presenter Bio
Dr. Joyce Juntune is a renowned consultant, trainer, professor, and lecturer with more than 45 years of experience in the field of education. She is an instructional associate professor at Texas A&M University, and she teaches graduate-level courses in her expert areas of intelligence, child and adolescent development, educational psychology, giftedness, and creativity. She has focused the majority of her career on the areas of intelligence and gifted and talented education. Dr. Juntune has served as the executive director for the National Association for Gifted Children and the Institute for Applied Creativity at Texas A&M University.
Ana – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot from this course will incorporate more differentiation in my classroom and also learned so much about the process of identifying a gifted child.
Estela – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very informative.
Irene – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great but lengthy course.
Ashley – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Ok!
Sonia – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I feel this course is way too long. I feel it is geared more towards elementary and middle school.
Raul – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Ruben – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
good
Brianda – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I like the way the videos are presented and that it has reflective questions that allow us to think more critically about the information that was presented.
Karissa – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Helpful, great content for educators.
Zoraida – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course to learn about the problems of testing Gifted students.