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.
Fernando – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!!!
Melissa – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Very useful information to take back to the classroom.
Sarah – Private Pay (verified owner) –
A solid overview of the screening and identification process, including its purpose and limitations, types of assessments, basic interpretation of assessments, and qualitative screening tools/ideas.
Randy – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
Really enjoyed the course material and took a lot of ideas that I plan to incorporate into my classes.
Joseph – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative course. A load of information. Make time to check out everything within each slide.
Oscar – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Is a great to to identify gifted students and how teacher can help and develop deep knowledge to gifted
Sergio – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It is very beneficial.
Guadalupe – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
more examples
Lois – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave insight on gifted assessment.
Brittany – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
TOO LONG. Lost my interest hours ago.