{"id":1347,"date":"2020-10-25T21:39:49","date_gmt":"2020-10-25T21:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=1347"},"modified":"2023-12-29T01:00:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T01:00:36","slug":"qualitative-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/qualitative-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Qualitative Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1347\" class=\"elementor elementor-1347\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7511e472 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7511e472\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-272d9195\" data-id=\"272d9195\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a228f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a228f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gifted Qualitative Assessment<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-559d6c89\" data-id=\"559d6c89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17001dad elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17001dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/girl-thinking.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1572\" alt=\"girl thinking\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/girl-thinking.jpg 1000w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/girl-thinking-300x225.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/girl-thinking-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d8fbc32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d8fbc32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2483651b\" data-id=\"2483651b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4710a0c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4710a0c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Talking to Anne changed everything. In a few hours\u2019 time we gained real insight into our child\u2013her talents and gifts as well as her challenges. Totally separate from wherever we decide to send her to school, we now have a whole new understanding of our daughter, and I feel much more confident about how to raise her going forward. The assessment was far more valuable than I could have expected.<\/p><p>&#8211; Tessellations Parent<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f6613 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c2f6613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-506d6bd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"506d6bd2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20181a8f\" data-id=\"20181a8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52eaca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52eaca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Gifted Qualitative Assessment<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411cf8d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"411cf8d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gifted Qualitative Assessment (GQA) determines giftedness based on the emotional characteristics, personality traits, and abstract reasoning that are known to correlate with advanced cognitive ability. It yields an IQ range and reveals strengths and challenges without standardized testing. Most families, even those who feel quite in sync with their child, find GQA is a highly valuable tool for better understanding and raising their child, regardless of whether they ultimately choose to enroll their child at Tessellations.<\/p><p>GQA relies on the expertise of certified practitioners to identify giftedness and understand the child, including qualities that may not be measurable by quantitative means. Our founder, Anne Beneventi, is a Master Practitioner of GQA, and the official successor of Annemarie Roeper, who pioneered the method. Anne is also an associate of the Gifted Development Center and a recognized leader in gifted assessment and education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1afda25b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1afda25b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Linda Silverman Endorses GQA and Anne Beneventi<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0509fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0509fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Linda Silverman, Ph.D. is the director of the Institute for the Study of Advanced Development, and its subsidiary, the Gifted Development Center, the nation\u2019s leading organization for supporting gifted education. She has been studying the assessment, psychology and education of the gifted since 1961 and has written over 300 articles, chapters and books, including the textbook, Counseling the Gifted and Talented, adopted at 50 colleges.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-039d534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"039d534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/898461238?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1&amp;h=42ab2849a5#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1b7f4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c1b7f4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Use GQA Instead of IQ Tests at Tessellations?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b340201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b340201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GQA aligns with Tessellations\u2019 philosophical approach of considering the whole child. While intelligence (IQ) tests are generally accurate, the scores can fluctuate over time, and the tests are not infallible. Furthermore, because these tests are geared toward typical children, the majority of gifted children do not have the opportunity to demonstrate the full range of their abilities through standardized tests. Most training programs for administering IQ testing do not include instruction on this issue, which means IQ test results for a gifted child may be misleading or, at best, incomplete.<\/p><p>Qualitative information is vital to accurate interpretation of standard IQ test scores. Gifted education practitioners should search for evidence\u2014from a child\u2019s family and academic or life history\u2014that either supports or contradicts a test score in order to gain a more nuanced understanding of the child&#8217;s abilities.<\/p><p>Furthermore, two major issues compromise standardized testing: coaching and cultural bias. GQA bypasses both. There are no preconceived structured questions and no way to prepare for this type of evaluation through coaching. GQA has no cultural bias; it assures equitable identification of gifted children of all socio-economic levels, all cultural groups and all degrees of giftedness. It is gender-fair.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23adae86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23adae86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gifted Qualitative Assessment Process<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0a4705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b0a4705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>The human psyche is one of enormous complexity, not fully measurable by standardized psychometric examinations. The only instrument complex enough to understand a human being is another human being. QA practitioners use themselves as the instrument through which to understand the child or adult. This method acknowledges individuals in terms of their uniqueness, independent of the expectations of the practitioner, the school, or society.<\/em> (Annemarie Roeper, 2004)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f373509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f373509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GQA is a process that allows Anne to connect with children directly, to appreciate their needs, strengths, qualities and challenges. The GQA consists of three parts:<\/p><ul><li>obtaining background information<\/li><li>directly experiencing the child<\/li><li>meeting with the parents\/guardians<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f11469a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f11469a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Obtaining Background Information<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc87cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc87cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Parents\/guardians are asked to fill out forms developed by the Gifted Development Center that provide background information essential for a more comprehensive understanding of the child including developmental milestones, personality, interests, abilities, and challenges.<\/p><p>Prior to meeting with the child, Anne scores, reviews and interprets the forms, along with any additional information submitted by parents\/guardians.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a117aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a117aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Experiencing the Child<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd6651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fd6651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The heart of GQA is a 1-hour session with the child. The goal is for children to show who they are, not how much they know or how bright they are.<\/p>\n<p>Parents\/guardians are instructed on how to facilitate the session to help their child feel comfortable and build trust. The session is approached like a play date, without coaching or expectations. Parents\/guardians are asked to explain why the practitioner is meeting them and guide the transition for the child to be with Anne. It is preferable for Anne to interact with the child alone, when and if the child is ready.<\/p>\n<p>The child is in complete control of the experience, sharing their interests and thoughts with an adult who is fully present. The approach eliminates performance anxiety; children who do not perform well on testing feel safe to share their experience with an adult who follows their lead. By allowing children to be themselves, Anne is able to glimpse the child\u2019s view of the world and their approaches to discovering it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd6fcba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd6fcba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meeting with the Parents\/Guardians<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a7bdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10a7bdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the session with the child, Anne meets with the parents\/guardians for about an hour to share observations and recommendations. At this time, parents\/guardians can ask specific questions, and raise any additional concerns. From her knowledge of giftedness and from the insights gained, Anne guides families toward appropriate resources and strategies.<\/p><p>Following the parent\/guardian meeting, Anne will send you the scores from the forms and recommendations. The child\u2019s academic, social, emotional, and physical needs are considered, as well as how to provide appropriate support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310183b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"310183b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cost<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e73bfd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e73bfd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Prospective students will be assessed for giftedness by Anne Beneventi.&nbsp;The cost of the assessment is covered by the school, and is offered at&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">no charge<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;for Tessellations finalists ($500 in prior years).<\/span><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gifted Qualitative Assessment Talking to Anne changed everything. In a few hours\u2019 time we gained real insight into our child\u2013her talents and gifts as well as her challenges. Totally separate from wherever we decide to send her to school, we now have a whole new understanding of our daughter, and I feel much more confident &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"\/qualitative-assessment\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Qualitative Assessment<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Rina","author_link":"\/author\/rina\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Gifted Qualitative Assessment Talking to Anne changed everything. 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