My daughter took the Terra Nova (a several day test) at the end of second grade and when third grade just started this year, they told my husband and I that her scores from the test were in the 95% or above which qualified her to test for the gifted program in our school district. Then, she just took the WASI test for entrance into that program and scored 90% in the verbal (119 IQ), 32% in the peformance (93 IQ) and 68% in the full scale (107 IQ). We were pretty disappointed in this test of course because they told us that she needed a 125 or higher in the full scale to be accepted. Is it typical to score so well on one test and not very well on the other? She is the type of kid who would definitely have performance anxiety when someone is sitting there looking at her but do better on a more independent test where she is left alone to complete her work. She said she rushed through the WASI test and wanted to change her answer a few times but they obviously wouldn't let her (the peformance section in particular). They won't test her again for at least two years they said. I haven't seen the results from the Terra Nova - I don't know if she was right at 95% or higher than that. Do you think with scores of at least 95% she should be in the gifted program? I think their gifted program is really more of an accelerated program where about an average of 2 kids per class (of around 20 or so) participate so it's not like its for kids that are way off the charts (genius level). They actually have something separate for them as well. Should we have her privately retested based on her Terra Nova scores or are they really as good as they seem? Any advice would be appreciated. We obviously want to maximize her academic success. Thank you!
