Marcia Gentry is the director of the Gifted Education Resource Institute and professor of educational studies at Purdue University. Her research has focused on the use of cluster grouping and differentiation, the application of gifted education pedagogy to improve teaching and learning, student perceptions of school, and nontraditional services and underserved populations.Scott J. Peters, Ph.D., is assistant professor of educational foundations at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he teaches courses related to measurement and assessment, research methodology, and gifted education. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University specializing in gifted and talented education with secondary areas in applied research methodology and English education. His research work focuses on educational assessment with regard to policy and practice, identification of student exceptionalities—particularly those from low-income or underrepresented groups—and gifted and talented programming outcomes. He has published in Teaching for High Potential, Gifted Child Quarterly, Journal of Advanced Academics, Gifted and Talented International, Gifted Children, Journal of Career and Technical Education Research, Ed Leadership, and Pedagogies. He is the past recipient of the Feldhusen Doctoral Fellowship in Gifted Education, the NAGC Research and Evaluation Network Dissertation Award, the NAGC Doctoral Student of the Year Award, and the UW-Whitewater College of Education Innovation Award. He has served as the assistant program chair and program chair of the AERA Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent SIG, on the board of directors of the Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted, and as the National Association for Gifted Children Research and Evaluation network secretary.

• Acknowledgments Part I: Development of the HOPE Teacher Rating Scale Introduction Literature Review Using Teacher Nominations and Rating Scales HOPE Scale Subscales Development of the HOPE Scale Project HOPE HOPE Scale Development Summary HOPE Scale Development Details Construct Validity Support Part II: Administration of the HOPE Scale Guidelines for Using the HOPE Scale Teacher Training Teacher Resources Administration Directions for Raters Using the HOPE Scale Hand-Scoring Instructions Using HOPE Scale Scores References Appendices Appendix A: HOPE Scale Appendix B: Using Local Norms Appendix C: Developmental Research and Technical Data Appendix D: Research to Date Summarized Appendix E: And, Or, or Mean Combinations in Identification Screening Systems About the Authors

Marcia Gentry is the director of the Gifted Education Resource Institute and professor of educational studies at Purdue University. Her research has focused on the use of cluster grouping and differentiation, the application of gifted education pedagogy to improve teaching and learning, student perceptions of school, and nontraditional services and underserved populations.Scott J. Peters, Ph.D., is assistant professor of educational foundations at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he teaches courses related to measurement and assessment, research methodology, and gifted education. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University specializing in gifted and talented education with secondary areas in applied research methodology and English education. His research work focuses on educational assessment with regard to policy and practice, identification of student exceptionalities—particularly those from low-income or underrepresented groups—and gifted and talented programming outcomes. He has published in Teaching for High Potential, Gifted Child Quarterly, Journal of Advanced Academics, Gifted and Talented International, Gifted Children, Journal of Career and Technical Education Research, Ed Leadership, and Pedagogies. He is the past recipient of the Feldhusen Doctoral Fellowship in Gifted Education, the NAGC Research and Evaluation Network Dissertation Award, the NAGC Doctoral Student of the Year Award, and the UW-Whitewater College of Education Innovation Award. He has served as the assistant program chair and program chair of the AERA Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent SIG, on the board of directors of the Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted, and as the National Association for Gifted Children Research and Evaluation network secretary.

• Acknowledgments Part I: Development of the HOPE Teacher Rating Scale Introduction Literature Review Using Teacher Nominations and Rating Scales HOPE Scale Subscales Development of the HOPE Scale Project HOPE HOPE Scale Development Summary HOPE Scale Development Details Construct Validity Support Part II: Administration of the HOPE Scale Guidelines for Using the HOPE Scale Teacher Training Teacher Resources Administration Directions for Raters Using the HOPE Scale Hand-Scoring Instructions Using HOPE Scale Scores References Appendices Appendix A: HOPE Scale Appendix B: Using Local Norms Appendix C: Developmental Research and Technical Data Appendix D: Research to Date Summarized Appendix E: And, Or, or Mean Combinations in Identification Screening Systems About the Authors