Identifying Strengths, Interests & Needs
Specific Academic Aptitude is an area of identification in Colorado. Cognitive tests provide information for identification in the intellectual domain; however, these tests may or may not be helpful in identifying a student with exceptional abilities in a specific content or talent area.
Some students who are high-achieving in an academic area may qualify for gifted identification. However, not all high-achieving students are gifted.
Some high-achieving students may not have evidence of exceptional cognitive ability, but other data including standardized achievement tests, classroom performance, evaluation of a portfolio or norm-referenced checklists provide multiple indicators of exceptional ability.
Some students who are high-achieving in an academic area may qualify for gifted identification. However, not all high-achieving students are gifted.
Some high-achieving students may not have evidence of exceptional cognitive ability, but other data including standardized achievement tests, classroom performance, evaluation of a portfolio or norm-referenced checklists provide multiple indicators of exceptional ability.