Identification

<p>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 <i>Identification</i> 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 <i>Identification</i> will offer you insight presented nowhere else.</p>