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AIG program service delivery3rd grade Explorers programQualifying for AIG
– Testing requirements– Identification process
The purpose of the Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Program is
to provide an appropriately challenging educational program for students who
perform, or show potential for performing, at remarkably high levels of accomplishment…
~from WCPSS 2013-2016
BRIGHT CHILD vs.
Knows the answer Is interested Top group Learns with ease Understands ideas Completes assignments Enjoys school Enjoys straightforward,
sequential presentation
GIFTED LEARNER
Asks the question Is highly curious Beyond the group Already knows Constructs abstractions Initiates projects Enjoys learning Thrives on complexity
Service Delivery, K-3
Grades K-2: Consultation and collaboration with teachers Weekly enrichment groups with high level students in
their room
Grade 3: Consultation and collaboration with teachers 1st semester – 3 to 6 whole-class lessons All 3rd graders – fall Cogat testing for AIG qualification 2nd semester - Weekly enrichment pull out groups for
students identified in AIG (ELA, Math, or both)
Service Delivery, 4-12
Grades 4-5: Co-Teaching ELA and Math with select teachers Consultation and collaboration with teachers Enrichment for high-level students during ‘team time’ Weekly enrichment pull-out groups for students identified in AIG
(ELA, Math, or both)
Grades 6-8: Co-Teaching ELA and Math with select teachers Consultation and collaboration with teachers Advanced course selection
Grades 9-12 Advanced course selection
3rd Grade Explorers
The AIG teacher works in partnership with 3rd grade classroom teachers to provide a variety of in-class experiences (3-5) designed to elicit high academic performance.
Students who demonstrate potential in the activities will receive enrichment/extension activities in language arts and/or math under the guidance of the AIG teacher.
Whole group experiences Small group experiences
Criteria for Small Group Participation
Observational checklists by the AIG and classroom teachers
Rubrics for the products Student communication skills Student interest Student motivationGroups are flexible as the units of study change.Participation in a small Explorers group DOES NOT mean your child has been or will be identified as gifted!
Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
Understanding the Student Profile and its Use for Educational Planning
Educational Planning
The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) is administered to all third grade students in WCPSS.– Track 1: August 25-27– Tracks 2, 3, 4: September 15-17
The CogAT benchmark testing is used for educational planning and AIG recommendations.
Student scores will be sent home in the fall
CogAT Scores
Please refer to the sample CogAT Score Report.
The CogAT Batteries are:– Verbal – measure of verbal reasoning skills– Quantitative– measure of math reasoning skills
– Nonverbal – measure of visual-spatial reasoning Each test has 3 sections. Students are given
10 minutes for each section. Each test is given on a separate day.
CogAT Composite Scores
Composite (QN): Quantitative-Nonverbal Composite score - indicates cognitive reasoning resources for nonverbal learning.
Composite (VQN): The Composite score indicates the overall strength of the student’s cognitive resources for learning.
National Age Scores
Stanine – a type of normalized standard score scale ranging from 1 to 9 with 5 being the average. 1 = low score 5 = average score 9 = high score
Percentile – indicates the percentage score compared to students of the same age. It does not tell their percentage correct, but rather the percentage of students that scored below them.
Percentile and Stanine Descriptions
Description Percentile Stanine
Very High 96-99 9
Above Average 89-95 8
Above Average 77-88 7
Average 60-76 6
Average 41-59 5
Average 24-40 4
Below Average 12-23 3
Below Average 5-11 2
Very Low 1-4 1
Graphs and Profiles
A bar graph of the student’s scores appears on the score report as a visual representation of the student’s percentile score.
Your student’s individual profile code is listed after the subtitle “Ability Profile”.
Additional information regarding your child’s profile can be found at: www.cogat.com by keying in the profile code of your student.
Profile Codes
The profile code contains a number and a letter, for example, 8E (V-N+) or 7B (V+).
The number represents the median stanine and the letter indicates the type of score pattern.
The letter score patterns are: A, B, C or E.
Student Profiles
A Profile – all subtest scores are roughly the sAme B Profile – one subtest score is either aBove or
Below the other two subtest scores C Profile – two subtest scores Contrast indicating a
relative strength and a relative weakness
E Profile – the difference between the high and low subtest scores is Extreme
Raw Scores
Number of Items = the number of questions on the subtests.
Number Att. (attempted) = the number of questions the student answered.
Number Correct = the total number of items the student answered correctly.
National Grade Scores
The grade scores compare the student to other students at the same grade level nationally.
Grade scores are NOT used for identification since students in a given grade may vary greatly in terms of their age.
The Next Step……..
Students with an age-based Composite or subtest battery score at or above the 85th percentile (85%) are eligible to take the Iowa Assessments (Iowa).
Iowa Assessment
Reading– 30 minute time limit– Passages with multiple-choice questions
Math– 30 minute time limit– Basic computation on a high level, calculator
provided
AIG Identification
The CogAT and Iowa scores are reviewed. A 95% or above in 2 coordinating areas is needed to qualify.– Iowa Reading and Cogat Verbal– Iowa Math and Cogat Quantitative– Additional 1 on 1 testing may be used if there are
not 2 areas of 95% Additional factors are considered in determining AIG
eligibility. These factors include student interest, motivation, classroom performance, third grade Explorers’ work samples, parent and teacher checklists, etc.
AIG Identification Process continued….
School Based Committee for Gifted Education (SBCGE) recommendations from schools are reviewed by the AIG Program Central Services Committee.
Parents are informed of the final AIG recommendations by the end of the 1st semester.
AIG service begins at the beginning of the 2nd semester in January after parents sign and return the Initial Consent for Service.
If your child is not identified as AIG…
Don’t worry or get upset! Students may be nominated by teachers or
parents in 4th and 5th grade to repeat testing. Nominations occur in the fall and spring of 4th
and 5th grade. The students take the CogAT and the IOWA.
Challenge your child to think outside the box at home! Complete word/number puzzles.
AIG Program and Testing Information
RBES Testing Coordinator– Lindsay Garkovich ([email protected])
RBES School Counselor– Amanda Stone ([email protected])
RBES AIG Resource Teacher– Bethanie Cheuvront ([email protected])
WCPSS AIG Program Website: http://www.wcpss.net/curriculum-
instruction/ag/ River Bend AIG website
– riverbendaig.pbworks.com
