Korean Educational Development Institute(KEDI)

The research on evaluation methods for gifted educational institutions

This research proposes a standardized evaluation of institutes for gifted and talented education at the national level. The quality enhancement in education necessitates a reliable evaluation system for gifted educational institutes; thus, laying the groundwork for such is essential. Nevertheless, the nation lacks in a methodical evaluation of institutes for gifted and talented education, in spite of the Act to Promotion Education for the Gifted and Talented (2000) was implemented and initiated nationwide education a decade ago. Additionally, the needs for more practical evaluation of institutes for gifted and talented education has been brought up constantly in the field. Consequently, the research has analyzed numerous theories and studies regarding the matter, investigated validities of both national and international evaluation systems and scrutinized systems of leading countries, in order to provide a standardized evaluation that fulfills the practical needs at the national level. Furthermore, the research successfully sought the evaluation model for institutes for gifted and talented education and proposed a way to manage and implement the suggested evaluation model.