Commonly Used Testing Instruments
Following is a listing of some tests commonly used to assess ability or screen for potential giftedness. Additional listings can be found using the Buros Mental Measurements Yearbook or the Educational Testing Service’s database.
Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
Assesses abilities in reasoning and problem
Grades K-12
Riverside Publishing
www.riverpub.com
Das-Naglieri Cognitive Assessment System (CAS)
Evaluates cognitive processing
Ages 5 to 17
Riverside Publishing
www.riverpub.com
Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude (DTLA-4)
Measures both general intelligence and discrete ability areas
Ages 6-17
PRO-ED, Inc.
www.proedinc.com
Differential Ability Scales (DAS)
Measures cognitive abilities and achievement.
Ages 2.6 to 17.11
PsychCorp
www.PsychCorp.com
Draw-A-Person Intellectual Ability Test for Children, Adolescents, and Adults (DAP:IQ)
Estimates intellectual ability from human figure drawings
Ages 4 to 89
Western Psychological Services
www.wpspublish.com
Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (CTONI)
Measures nonverbal reasoning abilities
Ages 6-90
PRO-ED, Inc.
www.proedinc.com
Gifted and Talented Evaluation Scales (GATES)
A norm-referenced instrument that assesses the characteristics, skills, and talents of gifted students
Ages 5 to 18
PRO-ED, Inc.
www.proedinc.com
Gifted Evaluation Scale, Second Edition (GES-2)
Designed to help identify gifted students
Grades K to 12
Hawthorne Educational Services, Inc.
www.hes-inc.com
Gifted Rating Scales
Designed to assess observable student behaviors indicating giftedness
PsychCorp
www.PsychCorp.com
Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition (KABC-II)
Measures processing and cognitive ability
Ages 3 to 18
American Guidance Service, Inc.
www.agsnet.com
Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, Second Edition (KBIT-2)
Measure of verbal and nonverbal cognitive ability
Ages 4 to 90
American Guidance Service, Inc.
www.agsnet.com
Khatena-Morse Multitalent Perception Inventory
Identifies giftedness in music, art, and leadership
Scholastic Testing Service, Inc.
www.ststesting.com
Kuhlmann-Anderson Tests, Eighth Edition
Measure academic potential through assessing cognitive skills related to the learning process
Scholastic Testing Service, Inc.
www.ststesting.com
Leadership Skills Inventory (LSI)
Assess strengths and weaknesses in the area of leadership
PRO-ED, Inc.
www.proedinc.com
Leiter International Performance Scale-Revised
A nonverbal cognitive assessment
Stoelting Co.
www.stoeltingco.com
Matrix Analogies Test – Expanded Form (MAT)
Assesses nonverbal reasoning abilities
Ages 5 to 17
PsychCorp
www.PsychCorp.com
Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT)
Nonverbal group measure of reasoning and problem solving
Grades K to 12
Harcourt Assessment
harcourtassessment.com
Otis-Lennon School Abilities Test, 8 h edition (OLSAT)
Measures abstract thinking and reasoning ability
Grades k-12
Harcourt Assessment
harcourtassessment.com
Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT-R)
Measures academic achievement
Ages 5 to 22.11
American Guidance Service, Inc.
www.agsnet.com
Process Skills Ratings Scales (PSRS)
Designed for use in obtaining a rating of the student's facility in using process skills that develop ability to think, reason, and search for knowledge independently and to communicate and interact effectively with all members of society.
PRO-ED, Inc.
www.proedinc.com
Raven’s Progressive Matrices
Nonverbal assessment of perception and thinking skills
Ages 5 to 11
Oxford Psychologists Press, Ltd. [ England]
www.opp.co.uk
Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales
Assesses verbal and nonverbal intelligence and memory
Ages 3 to 94
Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc
www3.parinc.com
Scales for Identifying Gifted Students (SIGS)
This standardized, norm-referenced instrument is completed by teachers or parents and provides a method for identifying gifted children.
Ages 5 to 18.11
PRO-ED, Inc.
www.proedinc.com
Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students
Designed to aid teachers in the identification of gifted children
Grades K-12
Creative Learning Press, Inc.
www.creativelearningpress.com
Screening Assessment for Gifted Elementary & Middle School Students (SAGES-2)
Used to identify students who are gifted in academics and reasoning
Ages 5 to 14.11
PRO-ED, Inc.
www.proedinc.com
Slosson Intelligence Test – Revised
Estimates general verbal cognitive ability
Ages 4 to 65
Slosson Educational Publications
www.slosson.com
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales – 5 th Edition (SB5)
Assesses intelligence and cognitive abilities
Riverside Publishing
www.riverpub.com
Structure of Intellect Learning Abilities Test (SOI-LA)
Assesses a wide variety of cognitive abilities or factors of intelligence
Grades 2 to adult
Western Psychological Services
www.wpspublish.com
Tests of Mathematical Abilities for Gifted Students (TOMAGS)
Designed to identify students who have talent or giftedness in mathematics
Grades K to 6
PRO-ED, Inc.
www.proedinc.com
Tests of Nonverbal Intelligence (TONI-3)
Measure of intelligence, aptitude, abstract reasoning, and problem solving that is completely free of the use of language.
Ages 6 to 89.11
PRO-ED, Inc.
www.proedinc.com
Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking- Figural (TTCT-F)
Identifies and evaluates creative potential
Ages Kindergarten to adult
Scholastic Testing Service, Inc.
www.ststesting.com
Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT)
Measure of the general intelligence and cognitive abilities
Ages 5-17
Riverside Publishing
www.riverpub.com
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV)
Assesses the cognitive ability of children
Ages 6 to 16.11
PsychCorp
www.PsychCorp.com
Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence – Third Edition (WPPSI-III)
Assesses the intelligence for young children
Ages 2.6 to 7.3
PsychCorp
www.PsychCorp.com
Wide Range Intelligence Test (WRIT)
Measure of cognitive ability
Ages 4 to 85
Wide Range, Inc.
www.widerange.com
Woodcock Johnson III
Contains two distinct, co-normed batteries that measure general intellectual ability, specific cognitive abilities, scholastic aptitude, oral language, and academic achievement
Ages 2 to 90+
Riverside Publishing
www.riverpub.com