Identification: The Theory and Practice of Identifying Students for Gifted and Talented Education Services - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1931280177 ISBN 13: 9781931280174

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

Editor Scott L. Hunsaker's new volume sheds much-needed light on the process of identifying students for gifted education services, a topic surrounded by controversy and confusion. With contributions from leading experts in the field, Identification takes an in-depth look at the research and practice of identification of gifted and talented students. Each of the four sections tackles an important aspect of the issue: Theoretical Foundations, Professional Foundations, Identification Practice, and Instrumentation. The text presents multiple points of view and does not shy away from thorny issues such as the theory-practice gap, underrepresentation of diverse populations, identification as status bestowal rather than assessment process, rigidity in use of processes and instruments, the search for the magic-bullet test, and the validity of nonverbal intelligence tests. Whether you are an administrator, teacher, gifted education specialist, professor, or parent, Identification will offer you insight presented nowhere else.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Scott L. Hunsaker is a Distinguished Associate Professor of Honors Education in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership at Utah State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1931280177
• ISBN 13: 9781931280174
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 424
• Editor: Hunsaker Scott