Identification

=Identification =

There needs to be multiple techniques to identify gifted students in the class. It is important to understand the effectiveness of a test where students may have learning difficulties or hidden talents.

Tests can include:

 * Standardized tests
 * Peer Nominations
 * Parent nominations
 * Teacher nominations
 * Creativity tests

All of these have positive and negatives but it is important to use multiple tests for a better picture of your students.

The criteria used by the New Zealand Association for Gifted Children (NZAGC 2010) are as follows

 * Some formalised testing that indicates the child is working or able to work at or above the 95th percentile; e.g. school reports or tests, extra-curricular activities, etc.
 * Specific information about the child's learning, social behaviour or development indicating ability in the gifted category, e.g. reading well at three years of age.
 * Examples of the child's work, e.g. writing, art, maths.
 * The ability to competently handle cirricula standards set for an age two years or more above the child's age.
 * An educational psychologist's report.