Abstract

The "Identi-Form " is a tool that comprises a total system which includes defensible identification and prescriptive programming. It utilizes a holistic, multi-dimensional ap-proach which incorporates test performance and anecdotal data in a total assessment package for each child. Place-ment decisions are not made by rank ordering scores or by the use of "cut-off " scores. Patterns are "read " from the col-lected data that has been recorded on the individual "Identi-Form. " A formula approach can be used to select only necessary data, making the instrument suitable for any type gifted program or for separate strands within a program. The Mess Each step in the development of a program for the gifted is accompanied by its own particular set of problems and