ERIC Number: EJ1172155
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Publication Date: 2018-Apr
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Making the Cut in Gifted Selection: Score Combination Rules and Their Impact on Program Diversity
Gifted Child Quarterly, v62 n2 p210-219 Apr 2018
The recommendation of using "multiple measures" is common in policy guidelines for gifted and talented assessment systems. However, the integration of multiple test scores in a system that uses cut-scores requires choosing between different methods of combining quantitative scores. Past research has indicated that OR combination rules (where any one score must meet the cutoff) have been shown to identify the largest number of students compared with AND (where all scores must meet cutoff) and AVERAGE (where the numerical average is used) rules. We extended this work to a real data set (Grades K to 5 from the CogAT 7 national standardization data) and found that the different combination rules led to differences in the number and diversity of students identified. However, we found these diversity differences were due mainly to the identified pool size and not to the effects of the particular combination rule. This has important implications for practice.
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Tests, Scores, Cutting Scores, Talent Identification, Elementary School Students, Screening Tests, Statistical Analysis, Verbal Ability, Nonverbal Ability, Thinking Skills, Logical Thinking, Student Characteristics, Females, Minority Group Students, Low Income Groups, Standards, Program Design, English Language Learners
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Education Level: Elementary Education
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