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Peer reviewedHouse, Ernest R.; Lapan, Stephen – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1994
This paper suggests methodologies and guidelines appropriate for evaluating projects in the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Program. The paper aims to help projects carry out their evaluations, assist the Javits staff in determining the success of the evaluations, and aid in long-range program planning. (JDD)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Gifted
Peer reviewedJatko, Beverly Porter – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1995
An action research approach was used to evaluate a nontraditional gifted identification technique for disadvantaged students. Fourth-grade students selected by a whole classroom "tryout" technique participated in the Future Problem Solving component of the talented and gifted curriculum with students selected by traditional means. Analysis showed…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Action Research, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Download full textHunsaker, Scott L.; And Others – 1995
This study compared the gifted program performance of 121 economically disadvantaged students identified by using the Research-Based Assessment Plan (RAP) and 166 students who were not economically disadvantaged identified through traditional identification methods. The study also compared the RAP-identified students' attitudes toward school to…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Frasier, Mary M.; Hunsaker, Scott L.; Lee, Jongyeun; Finley, Vernon S.; Garcia, Jaime H.; Martin, Darlene; Frank, Elaine – 1995
This monograph discusses a project involving 246 teachers that investigated a Staff Development Model (SDM) and a Research-Based Assessment Plan (RAP) for their potential to improve the identification and education of gifted students from economically disadvantaged families, some of whom have limited proficiency in the English language. The…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Gifted Disadvantaged
Frasier, Mary M.; And Others – 1995
This report presents results from a 10-item survey of 750 educators from 14 school sites, designed to gain insights into the perceptions educators hold regarding the problems of identifying gifted children from economically disadvantaged and limited English proficient backgrounds. Results indicated that major barriers to identification were test…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Frasier, Mary M.; And Others – 1995
This report explores the characteristics of giftedness in minority, language minority, and economically disadvantaged student populations and ways to assess giftedness in these populations. A qualitative content analysis is used to analyze gifted literature to determine characteristics of gifted children in general (n=262) and characteristics of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, American Indians, Black Students, Economically Disadvantaged
Spicker, Howard H.; Poling, S. Nancy – 1993
This manual was developed as part of a project to identify and serve the needs of gifted and talented economically disadvantaged elementary and secondary level populations. Section I presents a leader's manual for a workshop that discusses innovative procedures for identifying bright children in all cultures and populations. The workshop examines…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cultural Background, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Spicker, Howard H.; Aamidor, Shirley E. – 1996
This manual was developed as part of a project to identify and serve the needs of gifted and talented economically disadvantaged students (grades 3-8) from ethnically diverse populations. Section 1 presents a leader's manual for a workshop designed to help teachers understand that many gifted students are not being identified for program…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cultural Background, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Frasier, Mary M.; And Others – 1995
This guidebook provides the basic information needed for inservice training in techniques for observing gifted characteristics in children from diverse population groups including economically disadvantaged and students with limited English proficiency. The training program is based on a specific Staff Development Model (SDM) and a Research-based…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Classroom Observation Techniques, Curriculum Development, Economically Disadvantaged
Spicker, Howard H.; Aamidor, Shirley E. – 1996
This manual is an overview of the science curriculum intervention that occurred in a federally funded project to identify and serve the needs of gifted and talented economically disadvantaged students (grades 3-8) from minority populations. An introduction discusses the training in curriculum development and methodology, based on Bloom's Taxonomy…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
