Approved Gifted Identification Assessments

Ohio Revised Code 3324.02 requires the Department of Education and Workforce to construct a list of assessments approved for use for gifted identification. School districts are required to select instruments from the approved list for inclusion in their district policies and plan for identifying students who are gifted.

The Department's List of Approved Assessments has two areas of approval for gifted education; meaning some assessment instruments are approved for prescreening only while others are approved for gifted identification.

Assessments that are approved for prescreening only are for use by districts in selecting students who are potentially gifted for further evaluation with assessments approved for identification. Tests approved for prescreening only are NOT approved for the identification of students who are gifted and are NOT approved for use in meeting whole-grade screening or referral opportunity requirements as described in Ohio Revised Code 3324 and the Operating Standards for Identifying and Serving Students Who are Gifted (Ohio Administrative Code 3301-51-15).

Gifted Identification Toolkit

The following resources are designed to support district leaders and educators with identifying students who are gifted in accordance with state laws (Ohio Revised Code 3324.03).

• Ohio Department of Education and Workforce's List of Approved Assessments

Gifted Assessment Guidance Document

• Assessments Approved for Gifted Identification and Prescreening 2025-2026

Calculating Qualifying Scores Using Intelligence Assessments

• Calculating Qualifying Scores Using Intelligence Assessments (Video)
• Calculated Scores for Approved Intelligence Assessments 2025-2026​

Ohio Checklist of Artistic Behavior - Dance

• Ohio Checklist of Artistic Behavior - Dance (for grades 9-12 and ages 14 and up) 

Last Modified: 3/27/2026 3:55:51 PM

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