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Screens entire pools of students for possible inclusion in gifted
programs
and examines
strengths and weaknesses in academic and reasoning
abilities.
The SAGES-2 is helpful in identifying gifted students in kindergarten
through eighth grade.
Its three subtests assess aptitude and
achievement to identify gifted
students. Aptitude is measured via
the Reasoning subtest. The student is
asked to solve problems by
identifying relationships among pictures and
figures. The other two
subtests (Mathematics/Science
and Language Arts/Social Studies)
assess achievement. Both of these
subtests require the child to
respond to questions in a multiple-choice
format; items require recall, understanding, and application of ideas
and basic concepts in the
content areas. The subtests can be used
to examine the relationships
between aptitude and achievement.
The SAGES-2 can be used with students ranging in age from 5.0-14.11
years. Each untimed subtest requires approximately 20 minutes to
administer. All of the SAGES-2 subtests can be administered individually
or in small groups.
The SAGES-2 has several uses:
• To identify students as gifted in the areas of intellectual and
academic
ability.
• To screen entire pools of students for possible inclusion in gifted
programs.
• To examine strengths and weaknesses in academic and reasoning
abilities.
• To serve as a measurement device in research studies investigating
intellectual and
academic ability in gifted students.
The SAGES-2 was normed on two large samples tested in 1998 and 1999.
Sample One
(normal sample) consisted of 3,023 students who were in heterogeneous
classrooms,
and Sample Two (gifted sample) consisted of
2,290 students who were
identified as gifted
by their local school districts.
The demographic characteristics of both
samples were
matched to those
of the 1997 U.S. Census. The normative sample was
stratified on the basis
of age, gender, race, ethnic group membership, and geographic location.
Standard scores
and percentile ranks are provided for both samples.
The reliability coefficients for the test are high, ranging from
.77-.95; 97% of
these reach or exceed .80, and 74% reach or exceed .90.
Test-retest studies
show that the SAGES-2 is
stable over time.
Extensive validity data are reported as well, documenting the test's
relationship to the
WISC®-III, OLSAT™, Stanford Achievement Test,
and Gifted and Talented
Evaluation Scale,
and its efficiency in discriminating
groups appropriately.
Note: The SAGES-2 is not intended for identifying
children for classes emphasizing talents
in creative, artistic, or leadership
areas.
Complete kit:
SAGES-2 Examiner's Manual, 10 K-3 Mathematics/Science Student Response
Booklets,
10 K-3 Language Arts/Social Studies Student Response Booklets,
10 K-3
Reasoning
Student Response Booklets, 10 4-8 Mathematics/Science
Student Response
Booklets,
10 4-8 Language Arts/Social Studies Student Response Booklets, 10 4-8
Reasoning
Student Response Booklets, 50 K-3 Profile/Scoring Sheets, 50 4-8
Profile/Response
Sheets, and 4-8 Scoring Transparency
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