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Spillman, Carolyn V.; And Others – Florida Educational Research and Development Council Research Bulletin, 1980
This research bulletin provides criteria and procedures for determining the readiness of children to enter kindergarten early. The first section of the bulletin reviews the results of a literature search conducted to delineate areas of development from which admissions criteria should be defined. The review of the literature disclosed the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Compliance (Legal), Early Admission, Evaluation Methods
Chronicle of Academic and Artistic Precocity, 1982
The chronicle provides information on programs and other topics relevant to the education of gifted and talented students. The following are among the articles contained in this introductory publication: "PSAP: Its First Two-and-a-Half-Years" (about the Project for the Study of Academic Precocity) by C. Blurton; tips relating to parental support…
Descriptors: Early Admission, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Parent Role
Chronicle and Academic Precocity, 1983
This document combines all 1983 issues of a newsletter that focuses on issues of giftedness and talent. Among the major articles are discussions of the talent search conducted at five universities across the country; personal counseling approaches; the transition from high school to college; comparisons among Japanese, Soviet, and U.S. schools;…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Colleges, Counseling Techniques, Early Admission
Hellerman, Susan B., Ed. – Imagine, 1995
This document consists of the five consecutive issues of the journal "Imagine..." published during volume year 3. Typical journal articles cover teaching academically talented secondary students in the following focus areas: (1) learning anywhere and everywhere; (2) accessing distance learning; (3) developing talent in the arts; (4) considering…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Career Exploration, Distance Education
Bildung und Wissenschaft, 1997
This issue discusses talent development in gifted children and youth. Articles include: (1) "Good and Goodness" (Roman Herzog), which addresses the need to provide gifted youth with financial aid to enable them to attend one of ten higher education institutions sponsoring gifted persons; (2) "It Is Essential To Start at an Early…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Admission Criteria, Competitive Selection, Early Admission
Wilbur, Franklin P. – Practioner, 1982
A growing number of schools and colleges are making college courses available to high school seniors. This document discusses factors affecting the success of partnerships between schools and colleges for the purpose of providing such courses and describes several programs currently operating. The author first identifies 10 basic principles…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), College Attendance, College Bound Students, College Credits
Brown, Robert S. – Scope, 1993
This theme issue on acceleration of gifted students offers an Ontario (Canada) perspective on early entrance to school and grade-skipping. It begins with a history of acceleration programs and then outlines their current status, with less than 40 percent of school boards with gifted programs using some form of acceleration. It goes on to analyze…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Age Grade Placement