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Download full textCampbell, James Reed; Verna, Marilyn Ann – 1998
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that compared 39 separate class programs for the gifted with 18 pull-out programs in the Metropolitan New York region. Interviews were conducted with teachers and students participating in the two types of talented and gifted programs during site visits to 57 schools. The results of the study indicated…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Interviews
McBeath, Marcia; And Others – 1981
The study evaluated the identification process for programs for the gifted and talented in the District of Columbia public schools. The authors (McBeath, Blackshear, and Smart) used the Baldwin Identification Matrix (which includes an informal creative thinking test, reading and mathematics tests, grades, and nominations) as a data management…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Creative Thinking, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Plowman, Paul D. – 1987
This presentation identifies factors which contributed to the rise of gifted/talented education programs in California from 1960 to 1987, factors contributing to the demise of such programs, and recommendations for improving the California Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Program. Recent years have brought about a lessening of the program's…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Improvement
Bean, Dorothy – 1980
Materials related to a humanities program for talented and gifted students in grades seven through nine that reinforces skills in communication, research, and thinking and provides for independent study, are presented in this paper. Among the materials provided are the following: (1) statements about the goals, development, and format of the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking
Kapp, Chris A. – 1984
Drawing upon successful practices by American and Canadian universities in providing educational opportunities for gifted children, this paper evaluates the feasibility of adopting similar programs in the Republic of South Africa. A rationale is presented for the role of the university in providing educational programs for gifted and talented…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), College Programs, College Role, College School Cooperation
Calitz, L. P. – 1984
A competency-based approach to gifted education is presented which recognizes the importance of developing teaching approaches to meet the needs of individual children. The paper begins with a definition of giftedness and talent and a description of parameters in the planning and design of a curriculum for gifted pupils. Four differentiation…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Acceleration (Education), Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Teacher Education
