Program Evaluation in Gifted Education

Carolyn M. Callahan - University of Virginia, USA
Sally M. Reis - National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented
Program Evaluation in Gifted Education
March 2004 | 168 pages | Corwin
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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.

Contents

About the Editors

About the Editors

Series Introduction

Series Introduction

Introduction to Program Evaluation in Gifted Education

Introduction to Program Evaluation in Gifted Education

1. Asking the Right Questions: The Central Issue in Evaluating Programs for the Gifted and Talented

1. Asking the Right Questions: The Central Issue in Evaluating Programs for the Gifted and Talented

2. Formative Evaluation of Gifted Programs: A Process and Model

2. Formative Evaluation of Gifted Programs: A Process and Model

3. The Role of Evaluation in Inservice and Staff Development for Educators of the Gifted

3. The Role of Evaluation in Inservice and Staff Development for Educators of the Gifted

4. Anchoring Assessment With Exemplars: Why Students and Teachers Need Models

4. Anchoring Assessment With Exemplars: Why Students and Teachers Need Models

5. The Assessment of Creative Products in Programs for Gifted and Talented Students

5. The Assessment of Creative Products in Programs for Gifted and Talented Students

6. Making Evaluation Work: One School District's Experience

6. Making Evaluation Work: One School District's Experience

7. An Evaluation of the Catalyst Program: Consultation and Collaboration in Gifted Education

7. An Evaluation of the Catalyst Program: Consultation and Collaboration in Gifted Education

8. Evaluation of a Full-Time Self-Contained Class for Gifted Students

8. Evaluation of a Full-Time Self-Contained Class for Gifted Students

9. Expert Benchmarks for Student Academic Performance: The Case for Gifted Children

9. Expert Benchmarks for Student Academic Performance: The Case for Gifted Children

10. Qualitative Assessment of Gifted Education

10. Qualitative Assessment of Gifted Education

Index

Index

Description

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.

Contents

About the Editors

About the Editors

Series Introduction

Series Introduction

Introduction to Program Evaluation in Gifted Education

Introduction to Program Evaluation in Gifted Education

1. Asking the Right Questions: The Central Issue in Evaluating Programs for the Gifted and Talented

1. Asking the Right Questions: The Central Issue in Evaluating Programs for the Gifted and Talented

2. Formative Evaluation of Gifted Programs: A Process and Model

2. Formative Evaluation of Gifted Programs: A Process and Model

3. The Role of Evaluation in Inservice and Staff Development for Educators of the Gifted

3. The Role of Evaluation in Inservice and Staff Development for Educators of the Gifted

4. Anchoring Assessment With Exemplars: Why Students and Teachers Need Models

4. Anchoring Assessment With Exemplars: Why Students and Teachers Need Models

5. The Assessment of Creative Products in Programs for Gifted and Talented Students

5. The Assessment of Creative Products in Programs for Gifted and Talented Students

6. Making Evaluation Work: One School District's Experience

6. Making Evaluation Work: One School District's Experience

7. An Evaluation of the Catalyst Program: Consultation and Collaboration in Gifted Education

7. An Evaluation of the Catalyst Program: Consultation and Collaboration in Gifted Education

8. Evaluation of a Full-Time Self-Contained Class for Gifted Students

8. Evaluation of a Full-Time Self-Contained Class for Gifted Students

9. Expert Benchmarks for Student Academic Performance: The Case for Gifted Children

9. Expert Benchmarks for Student Academic Performance: The Case for Gifted Children

10. Qualitative Assessment of Gifted Education

10. Qualitative Assessment of Gifted Education

Index

Index

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Program Evaluation in Gifted Education


March 2004 | 168 pages | Corwin

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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.


Table Of Contents:

  • About the Editors
  • Series Introduction
  • Introduction to Program Evaluation in Gifted Education
  • 1. Asking the Right Questions: The Central Issue in Evaluating Programs for the Gifted and Talented
  • 2. Formative Evaluation of Gifted Programs: A Process and Model
  • 3. The Role of Evaluation in Inservice and Staff Development for Educators of the Gifted
  • 4. Anchoring Assessment With Exemplars: Why Students and Teachers Need Models
  • 5. The Assessment of Creative Products in Programs for Gifted and Talented Students
  • 6. Making Evaluation Work: One School District's Experience
  • 7. An Evaluation of the Catalyst Program: Consultation and Collaboration in Gifted Education
  • 8. Evaluation of a Full-Time Self-Contained Class for Gifted Students
  • 9. Expert Benchmarks for Student Academic Performance: The Case for Gifted Children
  • 10. Qualitative Assessment of Gifted Education
  • Index

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