Equity

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Enhancing Care with MHS Tools: Bridging Gaps in Open-Source Solutions

The healthcare landscape is evolving towards patient-centered care as technology advances and needs change. Measurement-Based Care (MBC) is a systematic approach to improving treatment and intervention outcomes by routinely gathering and using client-reported data. While open-source tools can provide some of this information, complementing these tools by using scientifically backed...

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Equitable Identification with Universal Assessment & Local Norms

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Approximately 1.25 million students of color across the U.S. in primary and secondary schools likely qualify for gifted education programming but have not been identified.    Authors of the Naglieri General Ability Tests™, Drs. Naglieri, Brulles, and Lansdowne will describe several ways to address the need to achieve equitable identification during this thought-provoking webinar. ...

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Addressing Inequity in Gifted Education

“The Naglieri General Ability Tests has allowed us to identify students who were previously overlooked. When comparing data using previous screeners [and identification tools], we noted an increase in the number of Hispanic and Black students discovered. Now, we can provide support through our talent development program and attempt to overcome barriers...

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Equity By Design: The Naglieri General Ability Tests

It’s easy to recognize that gifted education programs have the power to change lives. Longitudinal studies have demonstrated that when students with high ability have access to gifted and talented services, many blossom into high-achieving adults, poised to make significant contributions to society1,2. However, the barriers...

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Unlocking Potential with MHS’ Naglieri General Ability Tests

In a report from the Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute at Purdue University, it’s estimated that as many as half of gifted students, some 3.6 million children in the U.S. may be missing out on gifted education. Tressa Wright previously worked with a gifted education team for...

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Giving English Language Learners a Fair Shot at Vocabulary Testing

Fairness is at the core of the Ortiz Picture Vocabulary Acquisition Test™ (Ortiz PVAT™; Ortiz, 2018). Fairness, in the context of assessments, refers to a test’s capacity to provide reliable and valid scores for all relevant test-takers across all relevant subgroups. At MHS, we’re proud of our...

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Trust, Equity, Fairness and Bias Reduction in Assessments

Tests are gateways to opportunity. An opportunity to get mental health treatment and receive learning supports, to be selected for special academic programming. To get hired, coached, or promoted, and to guide decisions regarding risk, levels of supervision, and treatment in criminal justice settings. They are a gateway to life-changing...

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Addressing Challenges in Equitably Identifying English Language Learners

The formal identification of high ability students with limited English language proficiency has been an ongoing challenge with respect to the goals of equity. The Naglieri General Ability Tests (Naglieri, Brulles, & Landsdowne, 2021) have been developed to combat these challenges in testing and provide a more...

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Providing Equal and Appropriate Mental Health Care to Marginalized Groups

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is observed each July, bringing awareness to the unique struggles that racial and ethnic minority communities face regarding mental illness in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected many people's mental health and created new barriers for people who experience mental illness and...

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The Naglieri General Ability Tests: Equitable Assessment of Gifted Students

Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D. is an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at George Mason University and Senior Research Scientist at the Devereux Center for Resilient Children. Dr. Naglieri has focused his efforts on theoretical and practical issues concerning equitable assessment of intelligence, diagnosis of learning disabilities, academic interventions, and social emotional...

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