Program Evaluation in Gifted Education

Edited by:

Carolyn M. Callahan - University of Virginia, USA
Sally M. Reis, Series Editor - National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented

Series:
Essential Readings in Gifted Education Series

Other Titles in:
Physical Impairments | Program Development & Evaluation

March 2004 | 168 pages | Corwin

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.

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About the Editors

Sally M. Reis

Series Introduction

Carolyn M. Callahan

Introduction to Program Evaluation in Gifted Education

Carolyn M. Callahan

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

Kyle R. Carter, Wilma Hamilton

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

Marilynn J. Kulieke

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

Grant Wiggins

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

Sally M. Reis, Joseph S. Renzulli

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

Linda D. Avery, Joyce VanTassel-Baska, and Barbara O'Neill

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

Mary S. Landrum

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

Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Gordon B. Willis, and Donna Meyer

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

Eva L. Baker, John Schacter

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

Sara W. Lundsteen

10. Qualitative Assessment of Gifted Education

Index

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