Identifying Gifted Students: A Practical Guide

by Susan K. Johnsen (Editor)

Overview

This revision of Identifying Gifted Students: A Practical Guide is aligned with both the updated National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards and the NAGC and The Association for the Gifted, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC-TAG) professional development standards. This book is relevant in any state or setting that intends to meet these national standards and uses multiple assessments to identify gifted students within an increasingly diverse population. Designed for practicing professionals, such as teachers, counselors, psychologists, and administrators, Identifying Gifted Students addresses definitions, models, and characteristics of gifted students; qualitative and quantitative approaches to assessment; culturally fair and nonbiased assessment; and how to evaluate the effectiveness of identification procedures. In addition, the book provides an updated summary of all major assessment instruments, including scoring information, reliability, and validity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781618215871
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/15/2018
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Susan K. Johnsen, Ph.D., is professor emerita of the Department of Educational Psychology at Baylor University.

Table of Contents

Preface Overview of Assessment Chapter 1 Definitions, Models, and Characteristics of Gifted Students Chapter 2 Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Assessment Chapter 3 Fairness in Testing and Nonbiased Assessment Chapter 4 Technical Information Regarding Assessment Chapter 5 Making Decisions About Placement Chapter 6 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Identification Procedures Appendix A National Association for Gifted Children Pre-K– Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards: Gifted Education Programming Criterion 2: Assessment Appendix B NAGC/CEC-TAG Teacher Preparation Standards: Standard 4: Assessment Appendix C Office for Civil Rights Checklist for Assessment of Gifted Programs Appendix D Statistical Tools: Converting Raw Scores to Standard Scores Appendix E Statistical Tools: Calculating the Standard Error of Measurement About the Editor About the Contributors

Editorial Reviews

As editor, Susan Johnsen offers a book that is both practical and informative. Designed for professionals working with the gifted and talented, her book seeks to meet the informational needs of teachers of the gifted, school administrators, psychologists, and psychometrists. Readers will find chapters that cover the gamut of gifted education basics and extend beyond to offer guidance to decision-makers seeking to identify these children for services. The books lives up to its title in that educators can turn to it as an authoritative reference in matters of assessing students and count on receiving practical and easy to implement solutions for their assessment needs.,Sandee Manning,California Association for the Gifted, 5/1/05

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