Susan K. Johnsen is Professor Emerita of Educational Psychology at Baylor University and Editor-in-Chief of Gifted Child Today.Joyce VanTassel-Baska is the Smith Professor Emerita of Education and former Executive Director of the Center for Gifted Education at The College of William and Mary in Virginia.

• 1. Using Assessment as a Framework for Standards-Based Program Development in Gifted Education [Susan K. Johnsen and Joyce VanTassel-Baska] Section I. Identification Introduction to Section I on Assessments for Identification [Susan K. Johnsen and Joyce VanTassel-Baska] 2. Universal Screening: A Process to Promote Equity [Lindsay Ellis Lee and Scott J. Peters] 3. Quantitative Assessment Tools for the Identification of Potential: Ability, Achievement, and Other Indicators of Academic Readiness [Joni Lakin, Monica Simonds, and Marla Caviness-French] 4. Qualitative Assessment Tools for Identification: Curriculum-Based Product/Performance Tasks [Catherine A. Little, Rebecca L. O’Brien, and Kelly L. Kearne] 5. Use of Teacher Rating Scales to Augment Identification [Gail R. Ryser] 6. The Inclusion of Underrepresented Populations in Gifted Programs [Joyce VanTassel-Baska and Susan K. Johnsen] Conclusion to Section I on Assessments for Identification [Susan K. Johnsen and Joyce VanTassel-Baska] Section II. Assessments for Learning Progress Introduction to Section II on Assessments for Learning Progress [Joyce VanTassel-Baska and Susan K. Johnsen] 7. The Assessment of Domain-Specific Creativity: Person, Process, and Product [Todd Kettler and Kristen N. Lamb] 8. Curriculum-Based Assessments [Tracey N. Sulak, Maryann R. Hebda, Celeste D.C. Sodergren, and Jennifer H. Robins] 9. Performance-Based Assessments for Secondary Gifted Students [Elissa F. Brown] 10. Project-Based Assessments: Tasks and Rubrics [Catherine M. Brighton, Michelle Hock, and Tonya R. Moon] 11. Assessment of Talent Development Trajectories [Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Frank C. Worrell and Rena F. Subotnik] 12. Student Self-Assessment [Anne N. Rinn and April Walker] 13. The Use and Value of State Assessments of Learning [Cecelia A. Boswell, Cheryll M. Adams, and Mary M. Christopher] 14. Accommodations and Modifications of Assessments for Twice Exceptional and English Language Learners [Yara N. Farah] Conclusion to Section II on Assessments for Learning Progress [Joyce VanTassel-Baska and Susan Johnsen] Section III. Evaluation of Programs Introduction to Section III on Evaluation of Programs [Joyce VanTassel-Baska] 15. Evaluation Tools to Assess Gifted Programs: Selection and Use [Cheryll M. Adams and Melanie Caughey] 16. Case Studies of District Models for Success [Carolyn M. Callahan] Conclusion to Section III on Evaluation of Programs [Joyce VanTassel-Baska] 17. Issues and Insights on the Process of Assessment [Susan K. Johnsen and Joyce VanTassel-Baska]