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ERIC Number: EJ568628
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0261-4294
Refocusing the Lens: Using Observation To Assess and Identify Gifted Learners.
Rogers, Judith A.
Gifted Education International, v12 n3 p129-44 1998
Describes the DISCOVER assessment process, a method designed to identify gifted learners by documenting students' problem-solving abilities in several of Gardner's multiple intelligences, including spatial, mathematical, linguistic, intrapersonal, bodily kinesthetic, and interpersonal. Examples of problems presented to students in grades six through eight and a DISCOVER behavior checklist are provided. (CR)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Gifted, Intermediate Grades, Interpersonal Competence, Language Skills, Mathematics Skills, Multiple Intelligences, Spatial Ability, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers: DISCOVER Assessment Process; Gardner (Howard)