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.
Madeline – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
Good information but some seems very redundant and repetitive
Garreth – NORTH EAST ISD (verified owner) –
it was very informative
Mallory – GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great course to use when assessing my students to refer them for testing. Great tools and techniques.
Taylor – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Overall, very interesting!
Arizbeth – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
average students
Lorena – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Couse was well paced and not too overwhelming with unnecessary information.
Tammi – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
straightforward and great information
Angelica – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very interesting, especially how to help students with building verbal intelligence.
William – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
I found the course to be highly informative and will use the information from the course to create a classroom where all the students have their needs meet.
Rolando – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
The course gives us the teacher(s) a better understanding on how to identify GT students. Excellent!!!