Assessing the Growth of Gifted Students. (January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McCoach, D. Betsy; Rambo, Karen E.; Welsh, Megan
• Is Part Of: Gifted child quarterly. Volume 57:Number 1(2013)
• Page Start: 56
• Page End: 67
• Publication Date: 2013-01
• Subjects: longitudinal growth modeling -- hierarchical linear modeling -- academic growth -- gifted students; Gifted children -- Education -- Periodicals; Gifted children -- Periodicals; 371.9505
• DOI: 10.1177/0016986212463873
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0016-9862

Abstract

This Methodological Brief gives an overview of statistical methods used to gauge academic growth and discusses issues surrounding the measurement of growth in gifted populations. To illustrate some of these issues, we describe a growth model that examines differences in summer lag between gifted and nongifted students. We also provide recommendations for educators and researchers who are interested in documenting the academic growth of gifted students.