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Assessment of Giftedness - 3rd Edition by Julie Lamb Milligan (Paperback)

Assessment of Giftedness - 3rd Edition by  Julie Lamb Milligan (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A guide for parents, teachers, and university students seeking to identify and/or work with the gifted.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>What testing is used to identify giftedness? <p/><br /> After a battery of tests has been administered to a TAG (talented and gifted) individual, how are the decisions made about their placement and the services they will receive? <p/><br /> Beyond standardized testing, how else can students qualify for services? <p/><br /> This is a guide for parents, teachers, and university students seeking to identify and/or work with the gifted. It conveys: <p/><br /> - a how-was-it-done history of assessing and identifying giftedness. <p/><br /> - traditional and non-traditional measures for identifying the gifted. <p/><br /> - procedures and test instruments used for appropriate and accurate assessment. <p/><br /> - guidance for identifying giftedness among subpopulations. <p/><br /> - methods for recognizing giftedness in the primary grades. <p/><br /> - the importance of interacting with classroom teachers in the assessment process. <p/><br /> It also provides: <p/><br /> A full listing of evaluative tests by name, descriptive information on their scope and purpose, applicable age ranges, and the publisher from whom they can be obtained. <br /> many practical classroom ideas and activities for nurturing potential giftedness. <p/><br /> an Activity Book providing templates outlining daily activities to use with students that are keyed to each chapter. <p/></p><p>ABOUT THE AUTHOR: <br></p><p>Dr. Julie Lamb Milligan is Director of Gifted Education at Arkansas State University, having a Ph.D. in Gifted Education with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction<br /> from Kent State University. She has published numerous professional articles concerning the education of the gifted that have appeared in journals and teachereducation<br /> publications throughout the country. Augmenting this, she has a background of almost twenty years of inclassroom teaching and administration.</p>

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