Definition of Giftedness:
According to the Florida Department of Education, giftedness is defined “as students who have superior intellectual development and are capable of high performance.” For additional information, please click here.
Components of a Gifted Evaluation:
There are three components that must be met in order to qualify for special instructional programs. They are as follows:
- First, the child demonstrates a need for the gifted program.
- Second, the child exhibits the majority of gifted student characteristics according to either a standard scale or checklist.
- Third, the student is of superior intelligence and performs two standard deviations above the mean (130 or higher) on an individually administered intelligence test.
To read the administrative code, click here.
Have questions about identifying giftedness?
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