Assessment of Gifted and High-Ability Learners equips readers with the knowledge and skills to evaluate and document student progress using a cyclical systematic process. This book: Highlights and explains the importance of curriculum-based assessments; Connects classroom content with the assessment process; Includes sample assessments for use with gifted and high-ability students; Illustrates the best methods for evaluating gifted students based on standards in each content area; Describes how students' progress can be improved through formative and pre- and post assessments. Learning how to effectively assess students will assist teachers in appropriately differentiating instruction based on student performance and allow each student to progress through content at his or her own pace.

Introduction -- Part 1: A shift in thinking -- Chapter 1. Understanding classroom assessment -- Chapter 2. Understanding evaluation systems -- Chapter 3. Dynamic teaching in action -- Part II: Applying dynamic teaching to content -- Chapter 4. Dynamic teaching in Mathematics -- Chapter 5. Dynamic teaching in science -- Chapter 6. Dynamic teaching in English Language Arts -- Chapter 7. Dynamic teaching in Social Studies -- Part III: The context of implementation -- Chapter 8. Implementing a shift in thinking -- Chapter 9. Supporting teacher change -- References -- Appendix: Blank forms.