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Special Education: Gifted Needs Assessment Rating Scale

Name:  ______________________________________________________  Grade:  ______________

Needs Assessment Rating Scale (70 points) 

Indicators 

Unacceptable 

1 

Acceptable 

3 

Commendable 

5 

Questions (weighting: x 4 = 20 pts possible) 

  • Surveyed two or more populations in the school, e.g., teachers, parents, students, others
  • Used parallel questions targeting each population as much as possible
  • Gathered information on current services for gifted, what is working or not, what services need to be offered
 

 

 

 

Data Gathering Methods (weighting: x 1 = 5 pts possible) 

  • Used two or more methods for gathering data, e.g., interview, questionnaire, examination of records, etc.
  • Listed the populations targeted with these methods
 

 

 

 

Results (weighting: x 5 = 25 pts possible) 

  • Compiled raw data from each source in organized ways to aid understanding
  • Both quantitative and qualitative data are organized logically with charts, graphs, tables, etc. as needed
 

 

 

 

Prioritized List of Needs 

  • Prioritized list of major needs based on findings (weighted: x 2 = 10 pts possible) 
  • Notation for each need indicating which needs are possible now and which may need to be deferred (weighted: x 1 = 5 pts possible) 
  • Brief explanation why a major need must be deferred (weighted: x 1 = 5 pts possible)