Program Evaluation in Gifted Education

Edited by:

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

Series:
Essential Readings in Gifted Education Series

Other Titles in:
Curriculum Strategy Development & Assessment | Physical Impairments

May 2004 | 168 pages | Corwin

The readings in this volume report on specific programme evaluations, offer critical guidance in the development and utilization of instruments for assessing Gifted and Talented programmes, and provide stimuli for the discussion of issues surrounding G/T programme evaluation.

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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