ERIC Number: EJ902209
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jan
Pages: 38
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3532
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Developing Assessment Profiles for Mathematically Gifted Children with Learning Difficulties at Three Schools in Cambridgeshire, England
Al-Hroub, Anies
Journal for the Education of the Gifted, v34 n1 p7-44 Jan 2011
This paper focuses on critical issues related to the identification of mathematically gifted children with learning difficulties (LDs). One purpose of the study is to broaden teachers' and educators' insight into the identification of gifted students with LDs, sometimes referred to as dual-exceptional children. A multiple case study approach was adopted and 5 case study profiles of mathematically gifted students with LDs in Years 4-6, ages 9 to 11 years and 5 months, were developed. An assessment plan was used to combine aspects of LDs and giftedness in an attempt to provide a multidimensional evaluation. The students received a multidimensional assessment, which indicates that psychometric test scores need to be supplemented with dynamic and informal assessments; historical data; task analysis of permanent products; and information from parents, teachers, and students. (Contains 1 table and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Learning Problems, Academically Gifted, Task Analysis, Identification, Student Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Case Studies, Mathematics, Tests, Scores, Profiles, Elementary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
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