Identification of students for gifted and talented programs / / Joseph S. Renzulli, editor ; cover designer, Tracy E. Miller

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816385303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2004; ©2004
• ISBN: 1-4833-6108-X; 1-4833-6325-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (185 p.)
• Collana: Essential Readings in Gifted Education
• Disciplina: 371.95
• Soggetti: Gifted children - Education - United States; Gifted children - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""About the Editors""; ""Series Introduction""; ""Introduction to Identification of Students for Gifted and Talented Programs""; ""Chapter 1 - Is Any Identification Procedure Necessary?""; ""Chapter 2 - Myth: There Must be “Winnersâ€? and “Losersâ€? in Identification and Programming!""; ""Chapter 3 - The Role of Creativity in Identification of the Gifted and Talented""; ""Chapter 4 - Identifying Young, Potentially Gifted, Economically Disadvantaged Students""; ""Chapter 5 - Nonentrenchment in the Assessment of Intellectual Giftedness""; ""Chapter 6 - Lies We Live by: Misapplication of Tests in Identifying the Gifted""""Chapter 7 - Myth: The Gifted Constitute 3â€?5% of the Population""; ""Chapter 8 - The Legacy and Logic of Research on the Identification of Gifted Persons""; ""Chapter 9 - Problems in the Identification of Giftedness, Talent, or Ability""; ""Chapter 10 - Cognitive Profiles of Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Students: Implications for Identification of the Gifted""; ""Chapter 11 - Screening and Identifying Students Talented in the Visual Arts: Clarkâ€?s Drawing Abilities Test""; ""Chapter 12 - The Characteristics Approach: Identification and beyond""""Chapter 13 - The Influence of Identification Practices, Race and SES on the Identification of Gifted Students""; ""Chapter 14 - ; Labeling Gifted Youngsters: Long-Term Impact on Families""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: Focuses on one of the most widely debated topics in the field, addressing the challenges educators face in attempting to accurately identify gifted and talented students.