Gifted and Talented Assessment
The Role of the Teacher
As the teacher, what do I have to do?
As the classroom teacher, you will need to compile a complete a teacher “GT Observation Inventory” and a “Teacher GT Observation Survey” and compile a Student Portfolio for each nominated student.
They will be due Tuesday, November 3rd. Each survey is an electronic form that needs to be completed on a computer and returned to Stacy Foss.
Teacher GT Observation Survey
The Teacher GT Observation Survey is divided into four sections (Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies) to provide feedback in each of these content areas.
You will select either “Never”, “Sometimes”, or “Often” for each of the items listed. If completed correctly, the electronic form will calculate the student’s score for each section of the survey. Attached to email.
Note: You need to “download” the survey before full electronic access is available on the PDF writable forms.
Firefox or Internet Explorer are the recommended webrowsers for these forms.
Teacher GT Observation Inventory
The Teacher GT Observation Inventory includes ten characteristics of giftedness prevalent in underrepresented student populations.
You will select either “Never”, “Sometimes”, or “Often” for each of the ten characteristics. If completed correctly, the electronic form will calculate the student’s score for each section of the inventory. Attached to email.
Note: You need to “download” the inventory before full electronic access is available on the PDF writable forms.
Firefox or Internet Explorer are the recommended webrowsers for these forms.
Student Portfolio
The Student Portfolio enables educators to assess student products and performance against specific criteria (a DISTRICT RUBRIC ~attached to email).
Teachers and students may choose to include any exemplary student work samples completed from the first day of school for that particular school year up until the portfolio due date. SEE BELOW "K-5 GT Common Assessments" for ideas ~right click and open in new page.
Each portfolio must include a minimum of 2 work samples for each of the core content areas of Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
Student portfolios can provide:
- Evidence of exemplary performance beyond the peer group norm
- A long-term record of a student’s progress that may reflect dramatic gains
- Demonstration of depth and complexity of understanding
- Recognition of different learning styles, making assessment less biased
- Indicators of giftedness in specific academic areas.
There are three portfolio criteria rubrics available: K-2, 3-5, and 6-12.