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.
Mia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Gabriel – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
it’s alright
janna – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very well planned out.
Nubia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
great information to help with the identification of a gifted students
Karen – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very beneficial in understanding how to evaluate students as gifted and talented. It helps the learner to realize that students of any category and background may have Giftedness and should be evaluated no matter how old they are. This training would be beneficial for special education teachers to have as well so that students do not get overlooked.
Angelique – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
very informant
Fabiola – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative, but I find it challenging staying in front of the computer for such a long time.
Araceli – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This was very good information!
Elizabeth – MISSION CISD (verified owner) –
Great presenter with tremendous amount of insightful information.
Stephanie – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the speaker.