The Naglieri General Ability Tests FAQ
The Naglieri General Ability Gifted Services Testing
The Naglieri General Ability Tests- Verbal (Naglieri-V: Naglieri & Brulles, 2021), Naglieri General Ability Tests- Nonverbal (Naglieri-NV, Naglieri, 2021), and Naglieri General Ability Tests- Quantitative (Naglieri-Q: Naglieri & Lansdowne, 2021) were designed to remove cultural influences, allow students to solve problems regardless of the language they speak, and significantly reduce the amount of formal knowledge required so tests measure how well students 'think', rather than what students 'know'.
Purpose of Assessment: NAGLIERI-NV
The Naglieri-NV test is comprised of questions that are presented using diagrams and pictorial formats. These questions require the students to decipher the logic behind the relationships among shapes, their color, sequences, orientation, etc. to determine which option completes the pattern.
Who: Grades K, 2, 4 & 8
Dates: Spring 2024
What to expect during the assessment: Students are presented with timed multiple-choice puzzle-like activities. The test measures the student’s ability to examine a pattern with a missing section, understand the relationships among the parts, and determine which of the five options correctly fills the gap.
Practice links: The publisher does not have practice items, but students can practice the assessment during the testing session.
What Do the Scores Mean: Student results, like those from any test, should be interpreted in light of the student’s background, including classroom performance, social-emotional skills, motivation, and language skills. This screener has a variety of educational applications. It is a nonverbal measure of general ability that predicts scholastic achievement and is well suited to assessing groups of students with diverse backgrounds and characteristics. Students scoring on the extreme ends on each side of the bell curve represent approximately 2.1% of the student population, respectively. These students typically require an individualized curriculum to address their specific learning needs. Students on the extreme ends of the curve, 0.1% and above and below, require more extensive educational accommodations to meet their learning needs. Learning extensions for those on the higher end of the bell curve are commonly provided through gifted programming with modifications and/or accommodations to their curriculum and instruction. The “levels of giftedness” greatly impact the type of instruction, education placement, and support that a student needs to be appropriately challenged and fully successful in a learning environment.
Questions about TEST PREP: https://naglierigiftedtests.com/test-prep
Pathways to Services
The gifted and talented programs in Harrison Public Schools are needs-based services designed for those students who, when compared to their chronological peers, possess or demonstrate exceptionally high levels of ability in one or more content areas. The programs provide additional and appropriate educational challenges and opportunities to meet the needs of these students. The curricula for the various G&T programs are created by the G&T Coordinator and teachers peer-reviewed by members of the county consortium, designed to provide appropriate challenge to intellectually and academically advanced learners, and approved by the Board of Education. The range of services offered by the Harrison Public School District includes pull-out programs, specialized content courses, advanced classes, varied grouping strategies, acceleration, and differentiation of curriculum and instruction in the classroom. Please understand that regardless of the results, identification is based on multiple criteria, and students will receive services based on their needs.