Gifted EducationGifted Education

Identification

Resources

Defining Gifted and TalentedDefining Gifted and Talented

• Using a broad definition of giftedness, a school system could expect to identify 10% to 15% or more of its student population as gifted and talented.

Meaning of Gifted and TalentedMeaning of Gifted and Talented

• General intellectual ability or talent.

• Specific academic aptitude or talent.

• Creative and productive thinking.

• Leadership ability.

• Visual and performing arts.

• Psychomotor ability.

IQ scores and their labelsIQ scores and their labels

• 85-99 Lower normal

• 100-114 Upper normal

• 115-129 Bright

• 130-144 Gifted

• 145-159 Highly gifted

• 160-above Profoundly gifted

Working w/ Gifted and TalentedWorking w/ Gifted and Talented

• Accelerated (AP) Course Work

• Summer Programs

• Mentoring Programs

• Distance Learning Programs

• Early Entrance / Scholarship Programs

• Publications for Talented and Gifted

(http://www.eskimo.com/~user/kids.html)

AP Course Guidelines From AP Course Guidelines From The College BoardThe College Board

• Advanced Placement Course Description: Physics B and Physics C

• Teacher’s Guide to Advanced Placement Courses in Physics

• 1993 AP Physics B: Free-Response Scoring Guide with Multiple-Choice Section

• 1993 AP Physics C: Free-Response Scoring Guide with Multiple-Choice Section

• http://www.collegeboard.org/ap/index.html