
Identification of Students for Gifted and Talented Programs
- 184 pages
- English
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Identification of Students for Gifted and Talented Programs
About this book
The expert guide to the major challenges and promising developments in the identification of gifted and talented students!
Focusing on one of the most widely discussed and debated topics in the field, Identification of Students for Gifted and Talented Programs presents a cross-section of the most noteworthy theories and practices the leading experts in giftedness and talent identification have to offer.
Key features include:
- An in depth review of the literature and commentary from Joseph S. Renzulli, Director of the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented
- Fourteen seminal articles from highly respected educators and researchers in the field of gifted education
- Numerous research-based identification policy and procedure recommendations, including the use of both test and non-test criteria
Presented in a straightforward, no-nonsense fashion, the key research, ideas, and concepts in this ready-reference lend both wisdom and clarity to the pressing issues surrounding gifted and talented student identification; leading to enlightened policies and more effective practices.
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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- About the Editors
- Series Introduction
- Introduction to Identification of Students for Gifted and Talented Programs
- 1. Is Any Identification Procedure Necessary?
- 2. Myth: There Must Be “Winners” and “Losers” in Identification and Programming!
- 3. The Role of Creativity in Identification of the Gifted and Talented
- 4. Identifying Young, Potentially Gifted, Economically Disadvantaged Students
- 5. Nonentrenchment in the Assessment of Intellectual Giftedness
- 6. Lies We Live By: Misapplication of Tests in Identifying the Gifted
- 7. Myth: The Gifted Constitute 3–5% of the Population
- 8. The Legacy and Logic of Research on the Identification of Gifted Persons
- 9. Problems in the Identification of Giftedness, Talent, or Ability
- 10. Cognitive Profiles of Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Students: Implications for Identification of the Gifted
- 11. Screening and Identifying Students Talented in the Visual Arts: Clark’s Drawing Abilities Test
- 12. The Characteristics Approach: Identification and Beyond
- 13. The Influence of Identification Practices, Race and SES on the Identification of Gifted Students
- 14. Labeling Gifted Youngsters: Long-Term Impact on Families
- Index