Guidelines Concerning use of History or Science Fair Projects for Texas Performance Standards Projects (TPSP) Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented The law related to TPSP is as follows: 3.2C A continuum of learning experiences is provided that leads to the development of advanced-level products and/or performances such as those provided through the Texas Performance Standards Project (TPSP) (19 TAC §89.3(2)). 3.2R Participation in the Texas Performance Standards Project (TPSP), or other experiences that result in the development of sophisticated products and/or performances that are targeted to an audience outside the classroom, is available through gifted/talented curricula. 3.2E The opportunity for students who have been served in a gifted program for one or more years to develop sophisticated products and/or performances assessed by external evaluators who are knowledgeable in the field that is the focus of the product is available through gifted/talented 3.2C is the Compliance requirement; 3.2R and 3.2E are Recommended and Exemplary descriptions. Section 3.2 of Curriculum & Instruction does not specifically require Texas Performance Standards Project, but does use TPSP rubrics for evaluation of any project. Product expectations are found in the rubrics. Rubrics found at www.texaspsp.org. There are rubrics for Primary, Elementary (found under 4th grade tab) and Secondary (found under 8th grade tab) students. History or Science Fair Students may use their individual History or Science Fair projects as their TPSP. Students must follow the guidelines found in rubrics for evaluation. If their project does not meet all the rubric requirements, students need to add any missing or insufficient elements to bring the project up to the TPSP standards. Students who worked on a group project may select a part their project that is of interest. The student may study that aspect in-depth, following the requirements of the TPSP rubric. Group research may be utilized as a starting point for the project. The most important part of the individual research is the So What? or impact of the topic. Students must go beyond the research question’s what and move to the implications of the research. In what ways do the research findings impact the researcher and the community at large? If this question is not answered in the original History or Science Fair project, it must be added for the TPSP.
Guidelines Concerning use of History or Science Fair Projects for Texas Performance Standards Projects (TPSP) Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented The law related to TPSP is as follows: 3.2C A continuum of learning experiences is provided that leads to the development of advanced-level products and/or performances such as those provided through the Texas Performance Standards Project (TPSP) (19 TAC §89.3(2)). 3.2R Participation in the Texas Performance Standards Project (TPSP), or other experiences that result in the development of sophisticated products and/or performances that are targeted to an audience outside the classroom, is available through gifted/talented curricula. 3.2E The opportunity for students who have been served in a gifted program for one or more years to develop sophisticated products and/or performances assessed by external evaluators who are knowledgeable in the field that is the focus of the product is available through gifted/talented 3.2C is the Compliance requirement; 3.2R and 3.2E are Recommended and Exemplary descriptions. Section 3.2 of Curriculum & Instruction does not specifically require Texas Performance Standards Project, but does use TPSP rubrics for evaluation of any project. Product expectations are found in the rubrics. Rubrics found at www.texaspsp.org. There are rubrics for Primary, Elementary (found under 4th grade tab) and Secondary (found under 8th grade tab) students. History or Science Fair Students may use their individual History or Science Fair projects as their TPSP. Students must follow the guidelines found in rubrics for evaluation. If their project does not meet all the rubric requirements, students need to add any missing or insufficient elements to bring the project up to the TPSP standards. Students who worked on a group project may select a part their project that is of interest. The student may study that aspect in-depth, following the requirements of the TPSP rubric. Group research may be utilized as a starting point for the project. The most important part of the individual research is the So What? or impact of the topic. Students must go beyond the research question’s what and move to the implications of the research. In what ways do the research findings impact the researcher and the community at large? If this question is not answered in the original History or Science Fair project, it must be added for the TPSP.
The following link is to the secondary rubric that explains the expectations that we have for this project. Secondary_Rubric.pdf