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.
Leroy – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This was a good course.
Anabel – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and offers great ideas to take back to the classroom.
Daniella – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and helped me better understand the process of identifying GT students- something that was previously unknown to me. I want to have more in depth information about this and have more ideas about how I can implement certain ideas into my lesson plans to better serve the GT community.
Kimberly – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
It is informative
Juan – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is has a lot of great information. I enjoy the fact that it is cut up into small segments. Though, I will say that it’s an overload and the remembering this long term can become challenging.
Rosa – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I think is training is very help for teacher to understand and challenge gifted students.
Ashley – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Loved it.
Alison – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Better geared to all students
Luis – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course – very informative and will be instrumnetal in helping me make my classroom more GT inclusive.
Deseray – SINTON ISD (verified owner) –
it was great