high-achieving | Brandon LeBeau

Measuring Psychological Constructs over a Developmental Span: Methodological Approaches

February 14, 2020 slides, irt, above-level, high-achieving

Background Petersen, I. T., Lindhiem, O., LeBeau, B., Bates, J. E., Pettit, G. S., Lansford, J. E., & Dodge, K. A. (2018). Development of internalizing problems from adolescence to emerging adulthood: Accounting for heterotypic continuity with vertical scaling. Developmental psychology, 54(3), 586. Peterson, I.T. & LeBeau, B. (In Press). Language Ability in the Development of Externalizing Behavior Problems in Childhood. Journal of Educational Psychology. Peterson, I.T. & LeBeau, B. (Under Review).

Differentiating Among Gifted Learners: A Comparison of Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory on Above-Level Testing

November 8, 2019 slides, irt, above-level, high-achieving

Above Level Testing Participate in a Talent Search (for example, a university-based talent search) Above-level testing in school using available instruments or through a university program. For example, www.i-excel.org Above-level testing helps us discover talented students and tailor educational options for them BESTS In School Testing Belin-Blank Exceptional Student Talent Search (BESTS) 4th – 6th graders: Take I-Excel in school, not on the traditional open Saturday testing offered throughout the U.