The Use of Traditional Assessment Tools for Identifying Gifted Students

The use of norm-referenced, standardized tests of intelligence and achievement in the process of identifying gifted students has a long tradition. Indeed, use of these tests continues to dominate the identification of giftedness in most states and school districts (Brown et al., 2005; Callahan, 2005; Sternberg, Jarvin, & Grigorenko, 2011).