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.
Joseph – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I think the course is in formative and well done.
Robert – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Juntune did a great job explaining
Screening, Assessment, and Identification of the Gifted.
Kerri – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I like the ways to assess.
Araceli – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent presenter with lots of experience who give real life situations, examples.
Izamare – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It is a good course to take.
Belinda – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and speaker is passionate about what she does..
Larisel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative. It allowed me to take as second look at the students in a classroom and adjust the way certain things are taught to students.
Nancy – Brazosport ISD (verified owner) –
Good information presented very clearly.
Patrick – MARBLE FALLS ISD (verified owner) –
Good course
Jordyn – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful activities to teach and enhance vocabulary skills in my students.