Hi everyone,
Long story short - how reliable are these WISC type tests in isolating aptitude vs achievement? One of our kids (age 8) did extraordinarily well but I really suspect that it's more due to achievements than aptitude because I've been around a lot of high aptitude people (finished college at 13 types) and I just don't see it for my kid.
The relevance of this is that we're trying to figure out whether to enroll her in a gifted program that's using these tests as an entry point or not. If she's joining a bunch of future Math Olympians then maybe not the best idea. On the other hand, if it's just a bunch of high achievers, that might be a better fit for us.
