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Gifted Education And National Standards: A K--5 Program Evaluation, Debra A. Harwell-Braun Jan 2010

Gifted Education And National Standards: A K--5 Program Evaluation, Debra A. Harwell-Braun

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The purpose of this study was to conduct a program evaluation of a K-5 Gifted Education Program. Program evaluation addressed how well the gifted education program studied met the National Association of Gifted Children standards. In addition, this study included stakeholder perceptions of the current gifted education program K-5.

This program evaluation utilized the Accreditation Approach as well as the Logic Model for program planning and evaluation. Instruments used included surveys, interview groups, and classroom observations. Review of district evidence to address the standards was completed.

Analyses of the data by geographical region of the district studied provided minimal differences …