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EDCI 624: Advanced Assessment and Evaluation of Gifted Learners

Important: For the most up-to-date information, refer to the official George Mason Course Catalog

General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Examines perspectives and understandings of assessment as related to gifted learners including assessment for identification and curricular assessment. Explores and critiques traditional roles of intelligence assessments as means for gifted evaluation. Develops advanced understandings of assessment practices and fosters awareness of the influences of language, culture, ethnicity, gender, and exceptionality on recognition and subsequent identification of giftedness. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

Current Sections

  • Fall 2024, Section: 6H1, CRN 84204, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Shannon King

Upcoming Sections

  • Spring 2025, Section: DL1*, CRN 13142, Format: Online, Instructor: Shannon King

*These sections are available to non-degree seeking students as well. To take courses without applying to a degree program, you'll need to submit an application as a non-degree seeking student. If you're interested in applying a course to a degree in the future, set up a call with an admissions counselor. All courses available in Summer 2020 will be offered online.

Prior Sections (partial list)
  • Spring 2024, Section: DL1, CRN 17901, Format: Online, Instructor: Shannon King
  • Spring 2023, Section: DL1, CRN 21684, Format: Online, Instructor: Shannon King
  • Fall 2022, Section: 6H1, CRN 83801, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Edmonds
  • Fall 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 83004, Format: Online, Instructor: Shannon King
  • Fall 2020, Section: 6H2, CRN 84407, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Edmonds
  • Spring 2020, Section: DL1, CRN 20321, Format: Online, Instructor: Shannon King
  • Fall 2018, Section: DL1, CRN 82123, Format: Online, Instructor: Shannon King
  • Fall 2014, Section: 6F1, CRN 81951, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Anne Horak
  • Summer 2011, Section: X01, CRN 41285, Instructor: Shannon King