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GFT/503
Assessment for Gifted and Talented Learners
Online
Format
$525
Estimated Tuition
3 credits
Total credits
4 weeks
Course length
Start when you're ready
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Take this course on its own, or as part of a degree or certificate program.
Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.
University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.
Course level: Continuing Teacher Education
This course provides an overview of evaluation methods and assessment of gifted and talented learners. Participants interpret different evaluation and assessment tools, identifying the pros, cons, and limitations of multiple assessments. Participants explore solutions and alternative assessments in the identification of gifted and talented learners. Strategies in the ongoing assessment process of gifted and talented learners are also examined.
This course is not available for enrollment to residents of Alabama, Arkansas, and Kentucky.
Prerequisites
None
Required materials
Additional course materials not included in the resource fee, are required or recommended for this course. Please review course material information.
You can order your textbooks from the University bookstore.
Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.
University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.
What you'll learn
Course skills and outcomes
- Explain the processes and procedures for the identification of gifted and talented learners.
- Determine how gifted and talented learners are screened, referred, evaluated, and found eligible for gifted services.
- Compare traditional and nontraditional assessment methods.
- Determine how alternative assessment and technology can be used to assess gifted and talented learners.
- Differentiate assessment strategies in the identification and ongoing assessment of gifted and talented learners.
- Explain the limitations of various testing and assessment in identifying gifted and talented learners.
- Explain the limitations of various testing and assessment in documenting student progress of gifted and talented learners over time.
- Identify assessment strategies that offer unbiased evaluation.
- Analyze quantitative and qualitative assessment techniques that can be used in the classroom to identify gifted and talented learners.
- Interpret evaluation and assessment results to develop an individual plan for gifted and talented learners.
- Explain different types of informal assessment that can be used to help identify gifted and talented learners.
- Determine solutions to identify students who are under-identified.
- Describe how technology can aid in the ongoing evaluation of student learning.
- Determine how differentiated curriculum-based measures can be used to provide ongoing assessment of student learning and its limitation.
- Structure an assessment plan for gifted and talented learners to track data and provide ongoing evaluation.
Why UOPX
Why take courses at University of Phoenix
Accreditation that matters
We’ve been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org) for more than 40 years.
Real-world instructors
Learn from instructors who bring an average of 25 years of working experience to the classroom.
Affordable and potentially reimbursable
Our tuition and fees are competitive and fixed. Also, check to see if your employer will cover you for this course.
Next Steps
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Transfer Credits
Credit Transfer
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Before you enroll in a course, check with your school of choice to make sure they will accept our transfer credits and to understand any requirements or limitations. Then you can complete your course, and request your official transcript be sent to your school. That’s it!
Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice. If you have a question contact us at (866) 354-1800.
The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. Although our continuing teacher education courses are accepted by some state agencies in the United States toward teacher certifications and endorsements, this may not be the case in all states or foreign jurisdictions. If you plan to use courses for certification or endorsement, please check with your own state agency and your school district for applicability. Continuing teacher education courses are not eligible to apply to degree programs at University of Phoenix. These courses are not eligible for federal financial aid. Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative. If you have a question contact us at (866) 354-1800.
