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WELCOME TO

THE UNIVERSAL SCREENING

ON-LINE TRAINING

Make sure to click your mouse for more information throughout this PowerPoint!

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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE?

o To be in compliance with the Colorado Department of Education recommendations.

o To ensure that every APS student has the opportunity to be screened for advanced level and/or gifted services.

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WHAT TEST WILL WE USE FOR SCREENING?

NNAT(Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test)

Hence:

Naglieri

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WHY THE NAGLIERI?

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o Appropriate as a measure of general ability

o Predictor of scholastic achievement

o Appropriate for diverse cultural and language backgrounds (hearing, language, or motor impairment).

o Designed for fair assessment of socially or economically disadvantaged students.

o The Naglieri is a non-verbal test

o Instructions are very short

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WHO WILL BE TESTED?

ALL 2nd GRADERS

(NOT ALREADY IDENTIFIED AS GIFTED)

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FOUR CLUSTERS THAT ARE LOOKED AT FOR 2nd GRADERS:

o Pattern Completiono Reasoning By Analogyo Serial Reasoningo Spatial Visualization

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PATTERN COMPLETION Requires the student to complete a pattern by determining the general

orientation and design details of the missing piece.

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REASONING BY ANALOGYRequires the student to recognize a logical relationship

between several geometric shapes.

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SERIAL REASONINGRequires the student to recognize a sequence of shapes and changes

in the sequence.

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SPATIAL VISUALIZATIONRequires the student to recognize how two or more designs would looks when combined.

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HOW SHOULD I BEGIN ADMINISTERING THE TEST?

SCHEDULE

WHAT ROOM/GROUP? WHAT DAY? WHAT TIME?

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BEFORE GOING TO TESTHAVE TEST BOOKS ALREADY LABELED TO ELIMINATE

UNNECESSARY DOWN TIME FOR STUDENTS

DATE

NAME

SCHOOL

TEACHER

GRADE

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WHAT MATERIALS WILL I NEED DURING TESTING SESSION?

1. Directions – ADMIN Book

2. NNAT TEST BOOK for each student (+1 for the examiner)

3. ½ Sheet of paper for a marker

4. 2- #2 Pencils WITH an eraser

5. Clock

6. A “TESTING-DO NOT DISTURB” Sign

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ALSO!

BEFORE TESTING . . .

BE FAMILIAR WITH TEST MATERIALSBY REVIEWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY

AND . . .

BY TAKING THE TEST!!!!!

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STUDENTS WILL HAVE

30 MINUTES

TO COMPLETE THE TEST

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MORE TO THINK ABOUT:

THE ROOMSEATING

ONE PROCTOR FOR EVERY 25 STUDENTSHowever, it is recommended that you have 1 or 2 other staff members to help ensure students aren’t skipping questions or

pages!

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MAKE SURE DESKS ARE FREE OF ANY OBJECTS

(BOOKS AND PAPERS)

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DURING THE TEST

Spend as much time as is needed for students to understand what they need to do, and how they are to mark their answers.

NEVER make up your own samples – Repeat the sample directions ONLY.

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ONCE TEST BEGINS . . .

GIVE STUDENTS WHATEVER HELP

THEY NEED WITH MARKING OR

TURNING PAGES . . . BUT . . .

DO NOT HELP THEM WITH SPECIFIC TEST ITEMS.

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Make sure students DO NOT accidentally skip pages when turning pages.

RECOMMENDED:

Use ½ sheet markers so they only see ONE problem at a time.

DEMONSTRATE

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FOR STUDENTS WHO SEEM TO SLOW DOWN OR WHO APPEAR

TO GIVE UP,

ENCOURAGEHowever, IF a student is crying, or has COMPLETELY

shut down, excuse them from completing the test. If you feel they are able, you can attempt to have them complete test individually with student if

parent gives permission.

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AFTER THE TEST

COLLECT BOOKS

VERIFY ALL PROBLEMS WERE MARKED BY EACH STUDENT(if not, encourage them to select an

answer)

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SCORING

Scoring will be done in the Division of Accountability and Research.

**Send all booklets via school mail to Divison of A & R no

later than

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WHEN YOU SEND BACK TEST BOOKS:

1. MAKE SURE THERE IS A LABEL (included with the booklet delivery to your school) ON EACH BOOKLET FOR EACH STUDENT.

2. STUDENTS ARE GROUPED BY TEACHER.

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WHAT NOW?

AFTER EACH TEST HAS BEEN SCORED

1. Test booklets will be returned to your building (To be put in Student Cum Folders).

2. AGATE TOSA and AGATE Leader in your building will make further determinations for student programming/AGATE identification.

3. Communication to the parents will be shared at conferences by the classroom teacher.

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CONCLUSION

QUESTIONS

COMMENTSCONTACT Andrea Payne AT:

EXT 28382

OR

[email protected]

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RESOURCES USED FOR THIS POWERPOINT:

NNATAPS DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, ELA

APS CHIEF, ACCOUNTABILITY & RESEARCH OFFICERA.G.A.T.E. TOSAsA.G.A.T.E. CLERK

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