Identifying gifted learners in schools
The ZOOV+
a fully adaptive group administered screener to help identify gifted learners in education
Identifying gifted children can be a challenge. Gifted learners don’t always share the same characteristics, and not all of them do as well in school as should be expected. Our adaptive group administered screener helps educators find gifted students (ages 5 tot 20) in primary and secondary education, making it a starting point to offering them the education they need to fully develop their potential.
The ZOOV+ does not rely on language or acquired knowledge, which means it is suitable for children of all backgrounds (including non-native speakers) and educational levels.
Group administration makes it possible to screen large amounts of students in a short timespan, and being adaptive means all students can participate. Some gifted learners are experts at hiding their talents from teachers, but the fun visual puzzles in this screener will be sure to draw them out!
(Un)identified
study into predictive factors in the identification process of (presumably) gifted learners and/or children with a developmental advantage by school and parents.
Roughly two out of every one hundred children have an IQ above 130: they are gifted. In order to make education more suitable for these children, it is important to know which children are involved, but identifying giftedness is not always easy.
SCALIQ, with the involvement of the Gelijke Kansen Alliantie (Equal Opportunities Alliance) of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, has conducted research into the current state of identification of cognitively strong primary school pupils by teachers and/or parents, and which variables influence this.
IQ-tests and screeners
SCAIS
a quick adaptive 1-on-1 screener for possible high (or low) intelligence in children and adults
The SCALIQ Adaptive Intelligence Screener (SCAIS) is a quick and easy to administer test to screen for possible high or low intelligence in children and adults (ages 5 tot 70). It can help psychologists and diagnosticians decide which further tests and assessments might be appropriate.
The SCAIS is adaptive and does not rely on language or aquired knowledge, which means it is also suitable for use with non-verbal children and non-native speakers.
KIQT+
developed especially for testing
5 to 10 year old (highly) gifted children
The KIQT+, or Kinder IQ Test + (Children’s IQ Test Plus), is designed for presumebly (highly) gifted children 5 to 10 years old (up to the day before their 11th Birthday). The range of this test is an IQ of 105-170 and it’s highest reliability lies well within the highly gifted range, while other tests’ highest reliabilities lie mostly within the average range (IQ 85-115).
Would you like to know more about the development and (scientific) background of the KIQT+? Please read our whitepaper. It is written in such a way that a scientific and/or testing background is not necessary to read and understand it.
VIQT+
same rules, different age range
We are currently in the process of norming the VIQT+, an intelligence test for presumebly (highly) gifted children and adults aged 10 to 70. The range of this test will be an IQ of 105-170 and it’s highest reliability will lie well within the highly gifted range.
High IQ database
Fact or fiction?
some help in figuring out what giftedness entails (and what not)
There’s a lot to be found on the internet (and in libraries) about highly gifted children and adults. Some of it is backed by extensive research, but that’s not true for everything you will find.
Need help figuring out what to believe and what not? Our colleague Yvonne Cramer compiled a database with references to reasearch publications on high intelligence and/or (highly) giftedness. It’s searchable by keywords, to make it easy to find publications on different themes surrounding giftedness.
