Gifted Info.

Which one of these is a characteristic of many gifted children?

• Have strange habits and behaviors
• Are very quiet
• Have a larger than average vocabulary
• Don't get along well with others

What percentage of children are gifted according the the AAGT (Arizona Association of Gifted and Talented)?

• 1%
• 3-5%
• 6-10%
• 10-15%

Gifted children learn__?__ faster than other children?

• 5
• 8
• 12
• 15

How many areas of giftedness are there on the CogAT test?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 5

In order to be receive gifted services in Laveen, students must score in the ----- percentile or higher on The CogAT. 

• 90th
• 93rd
• 95th
• 97th

What percentage of gifted students are considered "underacheiving." Underachievement does not mean failing. It means performing below their abiltiies.

• 10%
• 25%
• 40%
• 50%

What percentage of course content has already been mastered, prior to instruction, by gifted students?

• 15%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

Research has pinpointed gifted underachievement (lack of interest in schooling, demotivation, and performing below their ability) beginning in grade ____ and continuing throughout students school careers. 

• 1st
• 3rd
• 5th
• 7th

Over the entire course of their K-12 education, gifted students spend ___school days "waiting" for their peers to catch up and learn material they have mastered. 

• 100
• 180
• 250
• 360

The factor with the most influence on whether gifted students achieve or underachieve is....

• Their socioeconomic status
• Their ELL status
• Their home life
• Their teacher's instruction