South Carolina Department of EducationRick Blanchard

Gifted & Talented Identification Assessments - besides MAP and the PACT

replacement test Who do you screen? Testing Schedule Regulations Update

• Three Dimensions–Dimension A - Reasoning • Non-verbal, Verbal, Quantitative, and/or Composite

–Dimension B - Achievement • Reading Comprehension, Math Problem Solving,

and/or Total Math–Dimension C – Performance• STAR: Performance Task Assessment • Grades 7-12, GPA four core areas +foreign language

• PERCENTILES Note

• Dimension A: Reasoning – Past five years CogAt (2nd graders)–Others

• Dimension B: Achievement – PACT (most recent scores only in reading and/or

math)– Fall MAP scores in reading comprehension,

mathematical problem solving , and/or total math• Dimension C: Performance

– STAR: Performance Task Assessment (2nd – 5th)

Dimension A: Reasoning- Two Academic Years

Dimension B: Achievement ◦ MAP – Fall Only◦ PACT/Replacement – Most Recent Scores

Dimension C: Performance- STAR – Performance Tasks

• Students whose:– scores are imported into the GIFT software (GT

coordinators) i.e. PACT scores and Fall MAP scores• All second graders who are English

proficient (state funded program)• All students who show up in GIFT or who

have a 3.75 GPA (end of 5th grade and above)

• New to the district• Transition years

Data files early September Grade Two screening

◦ (first two weeks in November)◦ Results hopefully by December 10◦ Re-administer dimension A ◦ Submit list of dimension C candidates end of Jan

Performance Task Assessments (March) *Coordinate with Spring MAP