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Cunningham, Lindy G.; Rinn, Anne N. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2007
The purpose of this study was to identify whether gifted adolescents' academic, general, and emotional stability self-concepts would increase or decrease during time spent in a residential summer program for the gifted. Gender and previous summer program participation were also examined as potential moderators. Participants included 140 gifted…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Gifted, Summer Programs, Gender Differences
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Stocking, Vicki Bartosik; Goldstein, David – Roeper Review, 1992
Course selection of 795 gifted adolescents in a summer residential program differed along traditional gender lines in mathematics, science, and writing/literature. Girls and boys performed equally well in all types of classes; main effects in achievement and motivation were found only for type of class. The Scholastic Aptitude Test served as a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Course Selection (Students), Gifted