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Book Designing and Utilizing Evaluation for Gifted Program Improvement

Download or read book Designing and Utilizing Evaluation for Gifted Program Improvement written by Joyce VanTassel-Baska and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering the most effective methods for gifted education program evaluation and improvement, this book acts as a critical guide for administrators, teachers, and researchers. The book reviews the program evaluation process, presents models and strategies for effective evaluation, and provides tools for using evaluation as a foundation for program improvement. Edited by Dr. Joyce VanTassel-Baska and Dr. Annie Xuemei Feng, this resource is intended to offer step-by-step guidance in effective program improvement from the nation's leading experts on the topic. Chapters cover survey construction and implementation, use of focus groups, assessment of classroom practices, outcome assessment, alignment with the best practice standards, strategies for synthesizing your findings, and much more. This unique resource is a critical piece of the program improvement process.

Book Handbook on Assessments for Gifted Learners

Download or read book Handbook on Assessments for Gifted Learners written by Susan K. Johnsen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential handbook is a comprehensive and systematic examination of the assessment of gifted and advanced students and their programs, and a must-have resource for coordinators and directors at state and local levels. Handbook on Assessments for Gifted Learners explores issues associated with building an effective identification system, clarifies and interprets the need for targeted learning progress assessments for gifted learners, and discusses program evaluation, assessments, and processes used to gauge programs’ success. Engaging chapters written by both academic and practitioner experts provide research-based, practical ideas for identifying and measuring the progress of gifted and advanced learners. Readers will benefit from informed recommendations stemming from current research conducted specifically for this text.

Book Designing Services and Programs for High Ability Learners

Download or read book Designing Services and Programs for High Ability Learners written by Jeanne H. Purcell and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE comprehensive guide to establishing or strengthening a gifted program! Whether you are developing a new program from the ground up or need to restructure an existing one, Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners will help you every step of the way with detailed guidelines, practical tips, templates, action plans, and suggestions for strategic planning teams as well as for the sole practitioner. Consolidating the sage advice and up-to-date research of 29 leaders in the field, this comprehensive and highly practical guide takes the guesswork out of providing appropriate services and programming for high-ability students from elementary through high school. Each chapter addresses a key feature of gifted programming, from identification to evaluation and advocacy, and includes Definition, Rationale, and Guiding Principles of the key feature Attributes That Define High Quality for assessing effectiveness Flawed Example of the key feature and strategies to improve the example Revised Example, illustrating implementation of high-quality attributes Strategic Plan for Designing or Remodeling the key feature, delineating the steps involved Template for Getting Started, helping you take the first steps of a complex process Must-Read Resources Informed planning allows you to tailor services to the specific needs of your students, whether youa're in a rural, urban, or suburban community. Superintendents, administrators, teachers, and advocates will find Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners invaluable in defending, developing, and monitoring high quality gifted services and programs.

Book Curriculum Planning and Instructional Design for Gifted Learners

Download or read book Curriculum Planning and Instructional Design for Gifted Learners written by Joyce VanTassel-Baska and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-23 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated third edition of Curriculum Planning and Instructional Design for Gifted Learners:

Book Program Evaluation in Gifted Education

Download or read book Program Evaluation in Gifted Education written by Carolyn M. Callahan and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2004-03-11 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The expert guide to the major issues, the chief trends, and the most effective models of program evaluation in gifted education! The readings in this ready-reference report on specific program evaluations, offer critical guidance in the development and utilization of instruments for assessing gifted and talented programs, and are designed to stimulate the discussion of issues surrounding the evaluation of gifted programs. Key features include: Carolyn M. Callahan′s comprehensive and insightful examination of the past, present, and hopeful future of gifted program evaluation Research-informed theories, practical guidelines, and successful models of evaluation Recommendations for future exploration Program evaluation has been considered an important, but neglected component of gifted education for the last three decades. Program Evaluation in Gifted Education provides much needed direction to program developers and practitioners who desire to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of their gifted programs. The ERGE Series: The National Association for Gifted Children series Essential Readings in Gifted Education is a 12-volume collection of seminal articles from Gifted Child Quarterly. Put the knowledge and power of more than 25 years of research on giftedness and talent into your hands with the leading theories, studies, and findings the experts in the field have to offer.

Book Fundamentals of Gifted Education

Download or read book Fundamentals of Gifted Education written by Carolyn M. Callahan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of gifted education is characterized by a confusing array of perspectives concerning such fundamental issues as definition, philosophy, curriculum, social and emotional development, and underserved populations. The mission of this book is to provide a coherent framework that instructors and service providers can use in planning effective programs, providing appropriate counseling services, and evaluating programs for the gifted. Most sections are organized around fundamental issues confronting the field and follow a common structure: an introductory chapter that provides historical and theoretical background and organizing questions followed by several point-of-view chapters written by experts that provide varied perspectives on the topic at hand. Distinguishing Features Comprehensive Coverage – The book’s forty-five manageable-length chapters cover the full range of topics that must be considered in planning programs and services for gifted students both within and outside of school. Coherent Structure – Section introductions provide background information and organizing questions to guide chapter authors who provide varying views of the issue at hand. The emphasis is not on the "right way" or the "wrong way" (except when clearly documented bad practice is discussed), but on how best practice stems from well-informed and logical decision-making. Decision Making Focus – The book’s introductory chapter addresses the need for a clearly developed and consistently applied set of values to guide decision making. Likewise, each section introduction includes a decision making framework regarding some aspect of educating, counseling, or parenting gifted students. This book is appropriate for introductory level courses in gifted education or courses in program development and planning. It is also suitable for school personnel responsible for making program planning decisions in the area of gifted education and for academic libraries with holdings in this area.

Book Curriculum for Gifted and Talented Students

Download or read book Curriculum for Gifted and Talented Students written by Joyce VanTassel-Baska and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2003-11-06 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ready reference offers decision makers the tools they need to shape a successful and enriching curriculum for gifted students.

Book Using the National Gifted Education Standards for PreK 12 Professional Development

Download or read book Using the National Gifted Education Standards for PreK 12 Professional Development written by Margie Kitano and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume outlines how to use the NCATE-approved gifted education standards to determine professional development objectives for teachers and design and assess inservice training programs.

Book International Handbook on Giftedness

Download or read book International Handbook on Giftedness written by Larisa Shavinina and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-08-12 with total page 1546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook presents a panoramic view of the field of giftedness. It offers a comprehensive and authoritative account on what giftedness is, how it is measured, how it is developed, and how it affects individuals, societies, and the world as a whole. It examines in detail recent advances in gifted education. The handbook also presents the latest advances in the fast-developing areas of giftedness research and practice, such as gifted education and policy implications. In addition, coverage provides fresh ideas, from entrepreneurial giftedness to business talent, which will help galvanize and guide the study of giftedness for the next decade.

Book Evaluating Programs to Increase Student Achievement

Download or read book Evaluating Programs to Increase Student Achievement written by Martin H. Jason and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition on evaluating the effectiveness of school programs provides an expanded needs-assessment section, additional methods for data analysis, and tools for communicating program results.

Book Using the National Gifted Education Standards for University Teacher Preparation Programs

Download or read book Using the National Gifted Education Standards for University Teacher Preparation Programs written by Susan K. Johnsen and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook helps university personnel design or revise teacher preparation courses in gifted education to align with the new standards required by NCATE for program accreditation.

Book Instruments   Evaluation Designs Used in Gifted Programs

Download or read book Instruments Evaluation Designs Used in Gifted Programs written by Carolyn M. Callahan and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents practices in the evaluation of gifted programs and on investigating the factors which make evaluation more useful to the decision-maker. Explores the validity of the assertions made in the literature about evaluations of programs for the gifted, analyzes current evaluation literature for generic guidelines for effective evaluations, and studies the utility of evaluations of programs for the gifted with the intent of providing more specific guidelines for decision makes in the construction of evaluation designs, implementation of the evaluation process, and utilization of evaluation results. Includes "Guidelines for Evaluating Gifted Programs" .

Book Talented Children and Adults

Download or read book Talented Children and Adults written by Jane Piirto and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-03 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition of the widely popular Talented Children and Adults: Their Development and Education has been revised to include the most up-to-date information on talent development. Written by a nationally recognized author in the field of gifted education, this textbook explores the factors that encourage talent development from birth through adulthood, with specific chapters focusing on children from birth to age 2, elementary and middle school students, high school and college students, and adults. Talented Children and Adults includes information for identifying talented students, developing programs for these students, identifying creativity, and creating appropriate curricula. The book also addresses counseling and guidance for talented students, as well as underserved populations. Each chapter begins with a vignette, and case studies from students and educators in the field are included at the end of each chapter. This book is a must-read for anyone who works with talented children and adults.

Book A Nation Empowered  Volume 2

Download or read book A Nation Empowered Volume 2 written by Susan G. Assouline and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new report, A Nation Empowered: Evidence Trumps the Excuses Holding Back America's Brightest Students builds on the momentum of the 2004 report, A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students. A Nation Deceived initiated a critical dialogue about academic acceleration, an under-used intervention. A Nation Deceived exposed to the nation the inconsistencies between research and practice and brought acceleration to prominence in the field. Volume 1 and 2 of A Nation Empowered: Evidence Trumps the Excuses Holding Back America's Brightest Students equips students, families, and educators with facts to refute biased excuses. A Nation Empowered shifts the impetus from conversation to action. Empowerement galvanizes determination with evidence. Volume 1 portrays the determination of students, educators, and parents to strive for excellence. Volume 2 reveals the evidence that trumps the excuses that hold bright students back.

Book Being Gifted in School

    Book Details:
  • Author : Laurence J. Coleman
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2021-09-03
  • ISBN : 1000490610
  • Pages : 471 pages

Download or read book Being Gifted in School written by Laurence J. Coleman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-03 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fully revised and expanded second edition, Being Gifted in School: An Introduction to Development, Guidance, and Teaching reviews the past developments within the field of gifted education and identifies the current trends, issues, and beliefs in the field. This book offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the field of gifted education available. The authors, who are nationally recognized leaders in the field, discuss definitions and models of giftedness, identification of the gifted, teaching methods and best practices, creativity, counseling and guidance, administrative arrangements, and program prototypes and evaluation. The book is geared toward educators with questions regarding curricular and instructional implementation, administrators facing program planning, parents with an interest in their child's educational opportunities, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students curious about trends within gifted education. By recognizing both typical and atypical gifted students, the authors enourage readers to defy traditional assumptions about gifted children and their education.

Book Creativity and Reason in Cognitive Development

Download or read book Creativity and Reason in Cognitive Development written by James C. Kaufman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the development of cognitive skills related to reasoning and creativity, two strands that can intertwine to work together at times but may also be at odds. Spontaneity and freedom from constraint, characteristic of the thinking of young children, may be essential to creativity, which has prompted many to question how much we lose as we progress through childhood. Research and common sense tell us that effort, practice, and study are necessary for the highest levels of creative accomplishment, yet such intentional exertions seem antithetical to these hallmarks of creativity. In this revised and expanded second edition, leading scholars shed new light on creativity's complex relationship to the acquisition of domain-based skills and the development of more general logical reasoning skills. Creativity and Reason in Cognitive Development will be an essential reference for researchers, psychologists, and teachers seeking to better understand the most up-to-date work in the field.

Book Giftedness and Talent in the 21st Century

Download or read book Giftedness and Talent in the 21st Century written by Don Ambrose and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When today’s gifted and talented young people emerge into adulthood will they be able to overcome some enormous 21st-century problems that are pushing us toward large-scale socioeconomic devastation? Will they be able to capitalize on unprecedented opportunities that can lead to widespread prosperity and fulfillment? This book explores these questions while yielding insights from many of the world’s leading scholars of giftedness and talent development. Until now there has been inadequate understanding of 21st-century trends and issues that influence the gifted and talented. The book provides some clarity by establishing a big-picture, interdisciplinary overview of the socioeconomic, cultural, and technological pressures emerging from 21st-century globalization and describing some ways in which those pressures simultaneously suppress, distort, and invigorate the discovery of aspirations and the development of talents. Throughout the volume, prominent scholars of gifted education and talent development use their impressive knowledge bases to clarify how we can adjust our thoughts and actions in order to give ourselves the best possible chances for success in this complex world. “This impressive volume, edited by two of the world’s leading thinkers on these topics, includes the perspectives of many of our best thinkers on issues of talent development and giftedness, and they offer an array of provocative perspectives on how we can better address our culture’s and our economy’s tremendous need for talent in the 21st century.” – Jonathan Plucker, Julian C. Stanley Endowed Professor of Talent Development, Johns Hopkins University “Turbulence in the subtitle is apt. The text, Giftedness and Talent in the 21st Century, is filled with strongly voiced perspectives from international authors who focus on how to conceptualize education as a creative and holistic enterprise within the context of globalization.” – Ann Robinson, Past President, National Association for Gifted Children