Alternative Assessments With Gifted and Talented Students

<p><i>Alternative Assessments With Gifted and Talented Students</i> provides a concise and thorough introduction to methods for identifying gifted students in the school setting.<br><br>Including overviews of assessment tools and alternative methods of assessment as well as pertinent discussions concerning the need to identify gifted and talented students this book combines research and experience from top scholars in the field of gifted education in a convenient guide for teachers administrators and gifted education program directors.<br><br>Topics covered include the need for nonverbal testing with traditionally unidentified students; the identification of students from minority populations; the value of using traditional assessments with students; the role of creativity tools as a measure of giftedness; and the use of portfolios products and performance-based assessment to document learning; among others. This handy guide to assessing and identifying gifted students is a necessity for anyone serving and working with this population.<br><br>A service publication of the National Association for Gifted Children (Washington DC)This designation indicates that this book has been jointly developed with NAGC and that this book passes the highest standards of scholarship research and practice.</p>