Hi - My 6.5 yo son just got his results from the NNAT2 test. He scored OK, well enough to be included in whatever limited gifted curriculum our school uses (very limited, its more that they cluster these kids in one or two classes so they can work together) thankfully, but lower than I'd have expected (118, stanine 7). Its possible he didn't have a good day (he 'failed' a very basic test of skills, one that he'd sailed through at the beginning of the year, when retested b/c he didn't like the tester!) but he didn't indicate that at all after the test (he did like the person who monitored the exam this time, lol). But if that were the case, I'd actually expect to see a really low score (I honestly would have been less surprised).
How accurate do these tests tend to be? I did some research on the test when it was first announced that it would be given, and recall seeing that it isn't a very accurate gauge. Is that true? I am very surprised by my own reaction, to be honest, I know how bright my kid is. But at the same time, there is SO much about his personality that I've always attributed to his 'smartness' that I almost feel like this is taking that away... Anyone else have a test result that surprised them to the low side and feel that way?
Just to give you an idea of who he is, he's the type of kid who taught himself to read before he was 4, is extremely creative (in a verbal way), LOVES science and knows far more about it than I, and can do way more math than he's been taught(which is pretty limited since he's only in K). But he also gets very spacey and spends a lot of time 'in his head' which everyone who knows him well tends to attribute largely to his creativity and intelligence (sometimes you ask him what he's thinking and you get this long drawn out story he's been creating, sometimes you get an explanation of some scientific phenomenon he's pondering, etc.).
I'm thankful this doesn't matter for school for next year, since he "makes the cut" regardless (and likely would have been bumped into that group anyway even if he hadn't, since he reads and works so much above his peers). I'm just curious.
