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5.4.5 How Good Was That? Meaningful Ways to Assess Gifted and Talented Student Learning

Assessment, either formative or summative, is key to understanding gifted students and their learning. Data collected from a variety of reliable assessments provide essential guidance for navigating instruction and helping students reach their full learning potential. This session identifies ways to make assessment the most exciting part of the lesson by sharing a variety of effective and field-tested strategies developed to engage gifted students in self-assessment processes and to assist teachers in capturing a true understanding of student learning and student progress. Rubrics, templates, and strategies will be shared through curated links and materials that can be accessed electronically.

Author(s):

Christine Deitz
mcdeitz@ualr.edu
Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education
United States

Dr. Christine Deitz is the Associate Director for the Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She is a nationally recognized educator in gifted, creative, and talented education. In addition to 26 years of public school service, Christine holds two National Board Teacher certifications and is also the coordinator of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Candidate Support Site at UA Little Rock. She is the author of numerous articles on gifted education and is the president of the state’s advocacy association, Arkansans for Gifted and Talented Education.