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Mun, Rachel U.; Hemmler, Vonna; Langley, Susan Dulong; Ware, Sharon; Gubbins, E. Jean; Callahan, Carolyn M.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Siegle, Del – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2020
Although the number of English learners (ELs) in the United States continues to increase, this population remains underserved by gifted and talented (GT) education programs across the nation. This underrepresentation represents a societal and research dilemma for reasons we address in this systematic review of the most effective practices…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Academically Gifted, Talent Identification, Gifted Education
Mun, Rachel U.; Hemmler, Vonna; Langley, Susan Dulong; Ware, Sharon; Gubbins, E. Jean; Callahan, Carolyn M.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Siegle, Del – Grantee Submission, 2020
The underrepresentation of English learners (ELs) in gifted and talented programs is a societal and research problem that merits investigation. Three state departments of education and their state directors of gifted programs supported our access to 16 schools across nine districts. In these three states with gifted identification and programming…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Academically Gifted, Talent Identification, Gifted Education
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Brodersen, Annalissa V.; Hemmler, Vonna L.; Callahan, Carolyn M.; McCoach, D. Betsy – Gifted Education International, 2023
Gifted education policies vary across the United States. Previous studies have demonstrated a disconnect between these policies at state and district levels, but alignment of school-level practices with state and/or district policies is unknown. To further examine these relationships, we examined via qualitative document analysis state and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
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Briesch, Amy M.; Chafouleas, Sandra M.; Dineen, Jennifer N.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Donaldson, Aberdine – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2022
Research conducted to date provides a limited understanding of the landscape of school-based screening practices across academic, behavioral, and health domains, thus providing an impetus for the current survey study. A total of 475 K-Grade 12 school building administrators representing 409 unique school districts across the United States…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts, Screening Tests, Administrator Role
Briesch, Amy M.; Chafouleas, Sandra M.; Dineen, Jennifer N.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Donaldson, Aberdine – Grantee Submission, 2021
Research conducted to date provides a limited understanding of the landscape of school-based screening practices across academic, behavioral, and health domains, thus providing impetus for the current survey study. A total of 475 K-12 school building administrators representing 409 unique school districts across the United States completed an…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts, Screening Tests, Administrator Role
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McCoach, D. Betsy; Rambo, Karen E.; Welsh, Megan – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2013
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…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Measurement Objectives, Measurement Techniques, Achievement Gains
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Adelson, Jill L.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Gavin, M. Katherine – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2012
This study examined the average effects of schools' third through fifth grade gifted programming policy in mathematics and reading on overall school achievement, on gifted students' achievement and academic attitudes and on nongifted students' achievement and academic attitudes. Data and results represent a broad, national look at school…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Academic Achievement, Programming, Grade 5