UTAGS Administration Manual

R. Steve McCallum, Ph.D., professor at the University of Tennessee, has authored numerous books, book chapters, journal articles, tests, and national/international conference presentations. He is cofounder and consulting editor of the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Georgia, and Chancellor's Research and Creative Achievement Award from the University of Tennessee, among others.Bruce A. Bracken, Ph.D., professor at William & Mary, has authored numerous articles, books, tests, and related materials. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association and a Charter Fellow of the AERA, Bruce received a Senior Scientist award from the APA and Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Georgia.

• Chapter 1: Introduction to the Universal Talented and Gifted Screener (UTAGS) Rationale for the UTAGS Description of the UTAGS Uses of the UTAGS Examinee Qualifications Examiner Qualifications Rater Qualifications Chapter 2: Administering, Scoring, and Interpreting the UTAGS Information to Consider Before Using the UTAGS Administering and Scoring the UTAGS Completing the Record Booklet Normative Scores and Their Interpretation Identifying Gifted and At-Risk Students Conducting Intratest Discrepancy Analyses Advocating for Screening and Identifying Twice-Exceptional Students Using the UTAGS Chapter 3: Normative Information Rationale for the Sample Sample Selection Demographic Characteristics of the Sample Stratification of Sample Chapter 4: UTAGS Reliability Internal Consistency Stability Scorer Consistency Conclusions Chapter 5: Validity of UTAGS Results Content-Description Validity Criterion-Prediction Validity Construct-Identification Validity Conclusions Chapter 6: Fairness Test Theory and Fairness Internal Test Characteristics Empirical Evidence of Fairness Considerations for Culturally/Linguistically Fair(er) Assessment Conclusions Chapter 7: Local Norming Two Models Establishing Percentile Ranks Estimating Local Exceptionality Incidence Rates Creating Cut Scores Applying Cut Scores Screening Accuracy Conclusions References Appendix A: Converting Subscale Raw Scores to Percentile Ranks Appendix B: Converting Subscale Raw Scores to Index Scores Appendix C: Converting Sums of Index Scores to General Aptitude Index and Percentile Rank Appendix D: Professional Diagnostic Report for Fictional Case Demarcus About the Authors