[Oz-gifted] tests in the public & private system

[Ellen Hrebeniuk]

At 9:44 PM +1000 21/9/06, Narelle W wrote:
>When discussing tests, they used the words "standardised or non
>standardised". Hence because the Basic Skills test was standardised it was
>held in very high regard. IQ tests and Competition results are apparently
>not, so the results were discounted. ( I know, I just shook my head,
>speechless.)

Sounds like some of the staff need assessment... using the DSM-IV!

>DD is in a non Catholic private school in QLD. So no G&T policy or
>counsellor or coordinator or anything. As she is in yr 8, it is a case of
>negotiating individually with key teachers to try and put in place extension
>&/ or acceleration opportunities. Principal and Deputy are clueless. There
>has been 7 different English teachers alone in the last 2 years

Oh dear.  I assume you are now at the "what am I doing here" stage?
-- 
Ellen Hrebeniuk
Sydney, Australia

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