Using Performance Tasks in the Identification of Economically Disadvantaged and Minority Gifted Learners: Findings from Project STAR.

VanTassel-Baska, Joyce; Johnson, Dana; Avery, Linda D.

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Publication Date: 2002

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Using Performance Tasks in the Identification of Economically Disadvantaged and Minority Gifted Learners: Findings from Project STAR.

VanTassel-Baska, Joyce; Johnson, Dana; Avery, Linda D.

Gifted Child Quarterly, v46 n2 p110-23 Spr 2002

This article discusses the use of performance task assessments by Project STAR for identifying students for academically gifted programs in grades 3-6. A field test of the performance assessment tasks resulted in finding an additional group of students who were 12 percent African American and 14 percent low-income children. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Testing, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Field Tests, Minority Group Children, Performance Based Assessment, Student Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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