I think what Mia is saying is that they don't understand the limiting factor of a 160
ceiling, and are not impressed by some really impressive scores say in the 140-150 range. I hit this with a school admin myself, who knew of a kid once who had a 160,
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Yep, that's it exactly. A child who scores 150 on today's tests could score a 150 on the SB-LM ... or he could score a 180 on the LM, and *that's* the high number most people think of when they think "IQ score." And often, there's a *big* difference between a 150 and a 180 on the LM in terms of how the child presents. Today's tests don't discriminate between children with those ability levels -- *all* children receive scores 160 or under on new tests before the extended norms, even though their ability levels could vary wide.
Well, on the WPPSI still; the WISC and the SB-5 now have the new extended norms, so that confounds it even more for those of us with 160 ceiling tests!
I like this chart on Hoagies:
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/highly_profoundly.htmVery concise!
