Chapter 15 Activity: Gifted and Talented Students

Key Terms

1

What is the definition of gifted and talented?

Persons who possess abilities and talents that are or can be developed at exceptionally high levels.

2

____________ is an instructional approach in which authentic problems having multiple solutions are addressed throughout the application of critical thinking skills.

problem-based learning

3

What is the term for an individual who is gifted but also has a disability?

twice-exceptional/2e

4

What does dyssychrony mean? HINT: table 15.5

uneven development of skills

5

What are tiered assignments?

A strategy that allows teachers to offer variations of the same lesson to match student readiness levels and provide appropriate levels of challenge.

Assessment and Screening

1

What is off-level testing?

The use of measures intended for older children.

2

True or False: Students who's primarily language is not English should still be tested in English like their peers for the sake of standardization. 

False; students should be evaluated in their most fluent language.

3

Which off-level test is used to measure aptitudes in reading and math?

Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Achievement

4

What are the two most common IQ tests/scales that are used for children?

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)

Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales 5th ed. (SBIS-5)

5

Typically, a student who qualifies for gifted services has an IQ score how many standard deviations above the mean? 

2 or more

Services & Considerations

1

In regards to secondary instruction, what are magnet schools?

A type of secondary school (6th grade +) that could be private or public with a particular focus or theme, such as STEM, the arts, humanities, etc. 

2

Grade skipping is one form of this service model.

Accelleration

3

Fact or Myth: The only place to service gifted students is in an established Gifted Program.

Myth: There are a multitude of ways to provide services for gifted student depending on their  academic needs and interests.

4

In order to develop talents, students must be knowingly presented with high q_____ and q_____ of opportunities.

quality/quantity (either order)

5

If a teacher wants to use curriculum compounding, they must also utilize what before deciding exactly how to compound a unit?

pre-assessment

Diversity & Giftedness

1

According to page 532, African American pupils make up 19% of the general education population but only ___% of the gifted population.

10%

2

Where does a gifted child typically fall in the family line up of children?

Often the oldest or only child

3

Name 4 of the 10 core attributes of giftedness most often seen in African American, Native American, and Hispanic children.

communication skills, humor, imagination/creativity, inquiry, insight, interests, memory, motivation, problem solving, reasoning

4

What commonly happens to gifted girls in adolescence regarding IQ and grades.

They are likely to continue having higher academic achievement, although a drop in IQ is often seen compared to pre-adolescent years.

5

"The light under the bushel basket" refers to the idea that environmental factors (or other exceptionalities) can do _____ to giftedness, making it harder to notice.

mask

Miscellaneous

1

Fact or Myth: Gifted individuals are only gifted in academics. 

Myth! Individuals can be gifted in many ways, including but not limited to the core academic areas of Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and History.

2

Who created the "Three Ring" model for giftedness?

Renzulli

3

What is the achievement gap?

The discrepancy in advance achievement among at risk youth populations and their more advantaged or privileged peers.

4

According to the History section of chapter 15, who is known as the father of Gifted Education? 

Lewis Terman

5

How many types of intelligence did Gardner identify?

7