
GATES-2: Gifted and Talented Evaluation Scales–Second Edition James E. Gilliam, Olga Jerman
Description Ages: 5 through 18Testing Time: 5 - 10 minutesAdministration: Individual The GATES-2 is an innovative, quick approach for identifying students 5 through 18 years of age who are gifted and talented. Based on the most current federal definitions, the GATES-2 has 5 scales: General Intellectual Ability, Academic Skills, Creativity, Leadership, and Artistic Talent. Each scale has 10 items. New Features of the GATES-2 All new normative data were collected in 2013 and 2014. The demographic characteristics of the sample conform to those of the population reported by the 2013 U.S. Census Bureau. Twenty-two items from the first edition were retained and twenty-eight new items were added or revised. All new reliability and validity studies. The overall look of the test has been improved. Reliability and Validity Average coefficient alphas are .97 for General Intellectual Ability, .96 for Academic Skills, Creativity and Leadership, and .98 for the Artistic Talent. Test-ret