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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Joyce VanTassel-BaskaPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Prufrock Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.644kg ISBN: 9781593632984ISBN 10: 1593632983 Pages: 350 Publication Date: 01 December 2007 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsIn Alternative Assessments With Gifted and Talented Students, published in 2008 by the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), the reader is presented with a compilation of arguments for best practices by some of the most well-known and well-respected experts in the field of gifted education . . . In each chapter, the authors explore various methods for identifying students for gifted programs, as well as tracking students' educational progress. . . . Not to be found in Alternative Assessments With Gifted and Talented Students is a clear, straightforward answer regarding the best way to identify gifted students or assess students' learning. If only it were that easy. However, readers will gain an understanding of some of the key issues to consider and the options available for assessment. Teachers, administrators, and gifted program educators will find Alternative Assessments With Gifted and Talented Students to be a valuable tool in developing gifted programming in their school or district., Davidson Institute for Talent Development, 1/1/08 This book will stretch your thinking and give you alternatives to finding children who truly do need the support of programming designed to nurture their gifts . . . I loved how this book stepped through many different aspects of gifted identification, and I hope that those in a position to make a difference will consider its valid suggestions . . . My hope is that after reading this book, minds will be opened about the possibilities available. The ideas within are fair in their approach, and shortcomings are discussed as well as strengths for the various alternatives., Linda Coleman, Bella Online, 1/1/10 The process of identifying gifted and talented students can be a challenging task as school personnel strive to design identification profiles that take into consideration ethnic, socioeconomic, and a wide variety of individual differences. Alternative Assessments With Gifted and Talented Students, written for those involved in the identification process of gifted students, provides a thorough overview of alternative methods used to identify and assess the learning of gifted students. Based on research and experience, this book offers important information and perspectives about the advantages and disadvantages of using alternative assessment measures to identify gifted and talented children., Gifted Child Today, Vol. 31, No. 2, 4/1/08 In Alternative Assessments With Gifted and Talented Students, published in 2008 by the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), the reader is presented with a compilation of arguments for best practices by some of the most well-known and well-respected experts in the field of gifted education . . . In each chapter, the authors explore various methods for identifying students for gifted programs, as well as tracking students' educational progress. . . . Not to be found in Alternative Assessments With Gifted and Talented Students is a clear, straightforward answer regarding the best way to identify gifted students or assess students' learning. If only it were that easy. However, readers will gain an understanding of some of the key issues to consider and the options available for assessment. Teachers, administrators, and gifted program educators will find Alternative Assessments With Gifted and Talented Students to be a valuable tool in developing gifted programming in their school or district.,Davidson Institute for Talent Development, 1/1/08 This book will stretch your thinking and give you alternatives to finding children who truly do need the support of programming designed to nurture their gifts . . . I loved how this book stepped through many different aspects of gifted identification, and I hope that those in a position to make a difference will consider its valid suggestions . . . My hope is that after reading this book, minds will be opened about the possibilities available. The ideas within are fair in their approach, and shortcomings are discussed as well as strengths for the various alternatives.,Linda Coleman,Bella Online, 1/1/10 The process of identifying gifted and talented students can be a challenging task as school personnel strive to design identification profiles that take into consideration ethnic, socioeconomic, and a wide variety of individual differences. Alternative Assessments With Gifted and Talented Students, written for those involved in the identification process of gifted students, provides a thorough overview of alternative methods used to identify and assess the learning of gifted students. Based on research and experience, this book offers important information and perspectives about the advantages and disadvantages of using alternative assessment measures to identify gifted and talented children.,Gifted Child Today, Vol. 31, No. 2, 4/1/08 Author InformationJoyce VanTassel-Baska, Ed.D., is the Jody and Layton Smith Professor Emerita of Education and former Executive Director of the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary in Virginia, where she developed a graduate program and a research and development center in gifted education. She also initiated and directed the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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