A product of a project initiated to develop and evaluate effective programs for gifted children in three school systems in Alberta, Canada, this guidebook is designed for use in evaluating both gifted programs and student growth. The first chapter presents a brief overview of the joint project. Chapter two addresses the problems caused by the indefinite and varying expectations accorded gifted programs and how such expectations affect program evaluation. The third chapter presents an evaluation strategy that addresses the following: developing evaluation questions identifying appropriate data sources; developing appropriate data gathering procedures; organizing data; answering evaluation questions; and reporting answers. The fourth chapter considers the evaluation of student achievement in gifted programs (including peer- and self-evaluation) and suggests some principles and criteria to help teachers perform this essential task. Chapter five discusses implications for school system evaluation services and other support systems. Appendices include: a literature survey and a 20-citation bibliography; an individualized education programing guide used by one of the three school systems; references; and a sample evaluation planning worksheet. (CB)