Goal 2 Module 2

MODULE 2.2

COST

 

Objectives

  1. Summarize historical issues of funding for gifted programs.
  2. Define and compare types of costs for gifted identification.
  3. Identify more cost-efficient universal screeners.

 

Learning Tasks

  1. Watch Goal 2 Module 2 Video
  2. Complete Goal 2 Module 2 Application Activity (recommended)
  3. Read Goal 2 Module 2 Additional Resources (recommended)

GOAL 2 MODULE 2

Watch the following video over cost.

 

 

Goal 2 Module 2 Application Activity

Create a list of assessments that could be used as a universal screener at your school district:

  • Ability Tests
  • Achievement Tests
  • Teacher Rating Scales
  • Others?

 

Cost Evaluation Reflection

  • Determine assessments that are given to all students in the district that could be used as a universal screener.
  • Ask yourself, "What is already 'in play' without additional costs?"
  • Compare the costs of each assessment.

Download the Cost Evaluation Reflection Tool

 

Goal 2 Module 2 Additional Resources

Card, D., & Giuliano, L. (2016). Universal screening increases the representation of low-income and minority students in gifted education. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(48), 13678-13683. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1605043113

Baker, B. D., & McIntire J. (2003). Evaluating state funding for gifted education programs. Roeper Review, 25(4), 173-179. https://doi.org/10.1080/02783190309554225

Hodges, J. (2018). Assessing the influence of No Child Left Behind on gifted education funding in Texas: A descriptive study. Journal of Advanced Academics, 29(4), 321–342. https://doi.org/10.1177/1932202X18779343

Institute of Education Sciences. (2020). Cost analysis: A starter kit (Version 1).
https://ies.ed.gov/seer/pdf/IES_Cost_Analysis_Starter_Kit_V1.pdf

Rinn, A. N., Mun, R. U., & Hodges, J. (2020, July). 2018-2019 State of the states in gifted education. National Association for Gifted Children and the Council of State Directors of Programs for the Gifted. https://cdn.ymaws.com/nagc.org/resource/resmgr/2020-21_state_of_the_states_.pdf

 

NEXT STEPS

After completing this module, you'll proceed to Module 3: Alignment.

 

 

 

This work was supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (award number S206A200007 – 21) as part of the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program. The contributors to this site include Kiana Johnson, Lindsay Lee, Matt Makel, Matthew McBee, Betsy McCoach, Scott Peters, & Tamra Stambaugh.