General Ability

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Middle Years Ability Test

(MYAT)
ACER Press 2005
The Middle Years Ability Test (MYAT) is a test of general ability designed
to assist teachers in their assessment of students aged 10–15 years.
MYAT is a completely revised and updated edition of the ACER
Intermediate Tests F and G.
As well as verbal and numerical reasoning items in the tradition of the
ACER Intermediate Tests, MYAT includes non-verbal (or abstract)
reasoning items, giving a more complete picture of students’ general ability.
Key Features
n Excellent group test of general ability
MYAT Test Questions
n Contains literacy, numeracy and non-verbal items in two parallel forms
n Up-to-date Australian norms
n Can be used to help in identification of gifted and talented students
n Machine scored through ACER’s test scoring service (page 12) or
handscored
n The MYAT Report provides an overall ability score and a profile of
the student’s performance in each of the three sub-scale areas.

Range Middle Years students: last two years of primary, first two years of
secondary
Purpose To provide a measure of general ability.
Administration 45 minutes – group
Assessment Content
75 multiple-choice items:
n Numeracy – 25 items which provide information about the extent to
which a student can exercise basic numeracy skills, is a discriminating
and accurate user of mathematical methods, and can reason, solve and MYAT Sample Reports
construct meaning from number problems.
n Literacy – 25 items which provide information about the extent to
which a student can exercise basic literacy skills, is a discriminating and
accurate word user, and can reason and construct meaning from text.
n Non-verbal – 25 items which provide information about the extent to
which a student can discover principles and rules, and apply them to
solve problems using abstract visual patterns rather than numbers or
words.
Specimen Set 0 86431 523 6 $99.95
Includes a Manual and one of each Test Booklet A, Test Booklet B and
Student Answer Sheet

STOP PRESS – Available in 2008

Extension of the Middle Years Ability Test – for junior primary and
upper secondary students.

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Literacy
General Ability

NEW
Aptitude Profile Test Series Reasoning Progress Tests (RsPT)
(APTS–E)
Denis Vincent and Mary Crumpler
ACER Press Hodder and Stoughton 2002
Key Features Key Features
n Australian norms for Years 9, 10 and 11 n Yields key measures of general ability independent of actual
n Results help to inform subject selection achievement in taught curriculum subjects
n Useful in identifying students for special programs n Comprehensive and balanced cross-section of question types
n Complete battery – can be used individually, or in any combination n Easy to administer and score
n Assesses basic cognitive abilities with little dependence on n Practical guidance on how to interpret results
formal school learning n Tests to cover all primary years
n ACER test scoring service available (page 12) n Caters for diverse social and language backgrounds

Range Years 9–11 Range 4–12 years of age

Purpose To assess proficiency in a number of key intellectual areas that Purpose To provide an indication of a student’s potential and predict
are highly relevant to success in education and many occupational areas. future performance and to identify able underachievers as well as those
students most likely to benefit from learning support.
Administration 30 minutes for each test – group
Administration 45–50 minutes – group
Assessment Content The verbal reasoning module tests two kinds of
verbal analogy (matching words which best describe a feeling or concept, Assessment content The Reasoning Progress Tests (RsPT) are published
and matching pairs of words) – semantic comprehension (linking similar as two stages and cover the full primary phase. The series consists of a
meanings in proverbs or sayings), and vocabulary (linking words that are picture reasoning test, plus five matched pairs of verbal reasoning and
the closest in meaning). nonverbal reasoning tests.
The quantitative reasoning module tests three areas – abstract numeric At Stage One the questions are delivered orally, to minimise the reading
reasoning (fractions, percentages), short word problems, and problems demand on younger pupils. Practice items are incorporated in the tests,
that require more extensive reading, comprehension and processing of allowing the teacher to pace the testing session appropriately.
information to find the correct solution.
Stage 1 Specimen Set 001REA $77.00
The abstract reasoning module assesses the ability to reason in an Includes a Manual and one of each Picture Test 1, Nonverbal Test 2 and
abstract context in which one or more rules must be identified. The Verbal Test 2
module challenges test takers to identify hidden rules that underlie Stage 2 Specimen Set 002REA $88.00
patterns and sequences of patterns, presented in one or more dimensions. Includes a Manual and one of each NonVerbal Tests 3–6 and
The spatial-visual module tests the ability to manipulate objects in the Verbal Tests 3–6
mind and to imagine how they would look from different perspectives.
It involves three kinds of questions – two-dimensional objects/pattern Also available
flipping, three-dimensional objects involving maps and side views, and nets
of cubes. Numeracy Progress Tests (NPT) page 33
Specimen Set A000APT $137.50 Reading Progress Tests (RPT) page 19
Includes a Manual and one of each Test Booklet and Answer Sheet

The Aptitude Profile Test Series can also be useful in assessment for career
planning and development. Please refer to pages 59–61 for other career
development assessment tools.

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 General Ability

Special Abilities Scales (SAS)

Observational Assessment for Identifying Able and
High-potential Pupils
Valsa Koshy and Ron Casey Slosson Intelligence P

Hodder and Stoughton 2000 Test for Children and

Key Features
Adults – Revised (SIT-R3)
n Designed for use by classroom teachers based on a straight-forward Third Edition
checklist Richard L Slosson
n Manual contains extensive guidance on how to support able students Slosson Educational Publications 2002
n Includes primary and secondary case studies showing how the scales Key Features
work in practice
n Quick and reliable index of verbal intelligence
n Written by two of the UK’s leading authorities on gifted education
n Orally administered
Range Primary and secondary years n Total standard scores and mean age equivalent scores

Purpose To identify the special talents of students in a range of different Range Infant to adult
contexts and to provide guidance for teachers to develop practical
Purpose To assess general ability.
strategies to support able students.
Administration Untimed – individual
Administration Approximately 10 minutes – individual
Assessment Content
Assessment Content Teacher completed checklist with 53 items divided
into five domains – learning characteristics, social leadership, creative n Similarities and differences
thinking, and self-determination n Vocabulary
Specimen Set 000SAS $64.00 n Comprehension
Includes a Teacher’s Manual and Sample Checklist n Digit span
n Arithmetic
n Visual-motor
n Auditory memory for sentences

Who Am I? Complete Kit 990VE $310.00

Includes a Manual, Technical Manual and a pad of SIT Score Sheets
Developmental Assessment P – Restricted to Psychologists.
Marion de Lemos and Brian Doig
ACER Press 1999
Key Features
n User friendly and reliable developmental assessment package Giftedness in Early Childhood
n Provides a basis for planning individual programs Second Edition
n Not language dependent – suitable for children with limited English Cathie Harrison, GERRIC
n Includes diagnostic map The University of New South Wales 2003
n Combined scale A comprehensive research-based publication offering practical assistance
Range Preschool and first two years of school for early childhood educators, parents of young gifted children, and
academics studying and researching giftedness in early childhood.
Purpose To determine readiness for specific learning experiences by
Information is included on identification of gifted children, planning and
assessing cognitive processes underlying early literacy and numeracy skills.
programming, and early entrance to school. Also includes checklists
Administration Approximately 20 minutes – group or individual developed by Professor Michael Sayler of the University of North Texas,
Assessment Content USA to use in the identification of gifted children.
n Copying (circle, cross, square, triangle, diamond) 0 73340 453 7 $32.95
n Symbols (my name, numbers, letters, words, sentence)
n Drawing (picture of me)
Specimen Set A000WHO $59.95
Includes an Assessment Manual, Administration Instructions and one
Test Booklet

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General Ability

Gifted Students in Primary Schools

Differentiating the Curriculum
Miraca U M Gross, Bronwyn MacLeod, Diana Drummond and
Caroline Merrick, GERRIC Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales
The University of New South Wales 2001 for Early Childhood, Fifth Edition
A comprehensive teacher-friendly publication offering direct and practical (Early SB5)
assistance in differentiating the primary school syllabus to extend and Gale Roid, PhD
challenge students talented in specific subject areas. Offers ideas for
developing curriculum units for gifted students and understanding the Riverside Publishing 2005
characteristics and needs of gifted and talented students. Features
This valuable resource contains hundreds of curriculum ideas that can Assesses child’s test behaviours, which can be a rich source of clinical
be used as they are or adapted to suit other needs. Contents include information
sections on off-level testing and curriculum compacting, principles and
models of curriculum development, and cross-curricular units of work. Range 2.0–7.3 years of age
Also included is a chapter on developing curriculum enrichment activities Purpose To measure intelligence/cognitive ability
based on the Harry Potter novels. Administration 45–60 minutes – Individual
956BK $32.95 Assessment Content The Early SB5 combines a new Test Observation
Checklist (TOC) and software-generated Parent Report with the subtests
from the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition. This combination
is ideal for professionals who focus on the assessment of young children
Gifted Students in Secondary Schools ages 2.0 to 7.3 years.
The TOC is designed to facilitate description of behaviours that have
Differentiating the Curriculum
been documented to affect test performance. On the TOC, test-taking
Miraca U M Gross, Bronwyn Sleap and Marilyn Pretorius, GERRIC behaviours are grouped into two areas: Characteristics and Specific
The University of New South Wales 1999 behaviours. The former are considered more intrinsic and refer to
A comprehensive, teacher-friendly publication offering direct and practical child characteristics that most likely extend across situations. The latter
assistance in differentiating the secondary school syllabus to extend and are related to test taking behaviours that are more specific to the
challenge students talented in specific subject areas. Offers ideas for period of observation (although they also may reflect more persistent
developing curriculum units for gifted students and aids in understanding behavioural tendencies). Both will have an impact on the young child’s test
the characteristics and needs of gifted and talented students. performance.
908BK $32.95 The Early SB5 is designed for a wide variety of assessment purposes,
including mental retardation, learning disabilities, developmental cognitive
delays, developmental disabilities and exceptionalities, and intervention
planning information, individual family plans, individual educational plans,
and neuropsychological evaluation.
Manual 500ESB $109.00
Record Form (25) 600ESB $98.00
Complete Package 990ESB $705.00
Includes Manual, 25 Record Forms, Item Book 1, Item Book 2 and manipulatives
P – Restricted to Psychologists.

Additional general ability resources

Non-Verbal Reasoning Test Series (NvRT)
Slosson Intelligence Test – Primary (SIT-P)
Spatial Reasoning Test Series (SPT)
Verbal Reasoning Test Series (VRT)

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