Emeritus Professor - Retired
George Mason University, Maryland
Dr. Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D. is EmeritusProfessor at George Mason University and Senior Research Scientist at the Devereux Center for Resilient Children. He obtained his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Georgia in 1979, taught school psychology at Northern Arizona University (1979-1982), The Ohio State University (1982 to 2000), and George Mason University (2000-2010). Dr. Naglieri's main interest is in the development of psychological and educational tests and the implications these approaches have for diagnosis and academic or emotional interventions. He is the author of the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test which is widely used for identification of gifted children. He is also well known for his neurocognitive theory of intelligence referred to as PASS and measured with the Cognitive Assessment System 2nd edition (2014) and applied to the classroom using the book Helping Children Learn. He has published nearly 25 books, 50 tests and rating scales, and nearly 300 research papers. He is also the author of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scale (2010), Comprehensive Executive Function Inventory (2013), and the Naglieri General Ability Tests - Verbal (Naglieri & Brulles, 2021), Quantitative (Naglieri & Lansdowne, 2021) and Nonverbal (Naglieri, 2021). His most recent book is Understanding and Using the Naglieri General Ability Tests: A Call to Equity in Gifted Education (Brulles, Lansdowne & Naglieri, 2022) published by Free Spirit. Dr. Naglieri has an extensive research program that includes publications with an emphasis on uniting sound theory with scientific practice to achieve valid and equitable outcomes.
His completely free web sites: www.jacknaglieri.com and www.naglierigiftedtests.com contain videos, research papers, instructional handouts, and more. The content of the websites reflects Dr. Naglieri’s commitment to equitable and valid assessment though high quality tests and a continual effort to help professionals make positive differences in the lives of the students they evaluate.
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How to Achieve Equity in Gifted Education
Friday, November 10, 2023
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time
Exhibitor Workshop: Equitable Assessment of Gifted Students Using the Naglieri General Ability Tests
Friday, November 10, 2023
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time