Testing
You will find a large variety of terms used by teachers,
principals, board support staff, and other parents to
describe the assessment tools available to evaluate gifted
children. Terms can include psychological evaluation,
achievement tests, benchmarks, Intelligence Quotient
(I.Q.), CCAT, WISC 3,
(or WISC III), WISC 4 and Weschsler Intelligence Scale for
Children.
Psycho-educational testing must be done by a psychologist
or under the supervision of a psychologist. Results of the
testing will be in a comprehensive report that should be
at least 8 to 10 pages long (though some psychologists
provide far briefer, less helpful and less meaningful
written reports – check what you expect to receive and
have paid for). You should review the report personally
with the psychologist. Results are considered to be valid
for two years.
See also the information in the file [OPA
recommendations re psychoed assessments (18KB PDf)],
on "Practice Guidelines regarding Psychological
Assessments and Reports Written for Clients referred for
Gifted Identification", by the Ontario Psychological
Association.
If you request an IPRC in writing to your child’s school
principal, the principal must initiate the process, part
of which is a psycho-educational assessment. The testing
may be done by your Board professional staff through the
school principal, or privately. The Peel District School
Board and the Dufferin-Peel District Catholic School Board
recognise outside assessments that have been conducted by
reputable, registered psychologists. If done privately the
report may be provided to your principal for review by a
Board psychologist; it will then be part of your child's
official school record. You will be asked to provide
written permission for the use of the external assessment
by board staff.
The results of a psycho-educational assessment are one
factor considered by an Identification, Placement and
Review Committee (IPRC) when identifying a student
as exceptional and gifted, and placing that
student in an appropriate program. The student's academic
and other needs must also be considered by the IPRC.
See our information on
- PRIVATE PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL TESTING and ASSESSMENT -
This list is for information purposes only. ABC Peel
does not promote private testing nor does it endorse any
of the services that are listed here: List
of Psychologists (PDF)
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