The Multiple Component Model (MCM) of gifted education includes instruction which may overlap in literature, history, art, enrichment, languages, science, physics, math, music, and dance. The model rests on multifactored identification and requires systematic development and selection of components with ongoing feedback and evaluation. (CL)

The cumulative learning effect is explained to help overcome lack of coordination and scheduling difficulties in programing for the gifted. An example is recounted of the model's application in an interdisciplinary series on experiencing history. (CL)

The author advocates translating some of the best practices from gifted education back into general education and suggests an approach combining J. Renzulli's enrichment model for gifted education and F. Williams' approach to promoting better education for most students. (CL)

The authors describe an approach to identifying gifted children based upon a three-ring definition of giftedness (above average general ability, task commitment, and creativity). Examples are given of the revolving door model in practice, needed policy changes are noted, and its advantages and potential problems cited. (CL)

Problems experienced by gifted children are described and guidance approaches to help them adjust to their peers and to their own expectations are reviewed. The Differential Guidance for Gifted Model is reviewed which considers categories of giftedness, socioeconomic status, value orientation, and developmental stage/grade level. (CL)

The author reviews factors related to successful application of J. Renzulli's Enrichment Triad Model for gifted students. She notes that success in model based projects depends on such aspects as sufficient time taken to determine the interests of students, adequate training of teachers, and administrative commitment. (CL)

CHALLENGE, the gifted education program in the Kingsville (Texas) Independent School District, is described. It is explained that the program follows the J. Renzulli "Enrichment Triad Model". Screening, course content, and program administration are considered. (CL)

Six problems in developing effective career education programs for gifted, creative, and talented children are identified and possible solutions are presented. (PHR)

The article describes a three-stage enrichment model for gifted children (at the elementary and secondary levels) which involves divergent and convergent thinking (stage 1), creative thinking and problem solving (stage 2), and independent learning abilities (stage 3). (SBH)

The author describes gifted children who hide their giftedness to seek social acceptance and thereby achieve invulnerability, then presents the "Gifted and Talented Personality Pyramid" model, which consists of four facets: environment, behavior, relationships, and selfhood. (MC)

Purdue University utilizes the model in the Super Saturday Program, in which art enrichment activities are provided for fifth- through ninth-graders from 14 surrounding counties. (SW)

The Purdue Three-Stage Enrichment Model, which encourages gifted students to develop skills of inquiry, problem solving, and product development, can be an approach to implementing a futures-oriented curriculum. Examples of activities in the three stages of the model are given. (CL)

Independent study for gifted and talented middle-level students progresses through five stages, from the affective sensing of a problem to be solved through assessing both product and process. J. Renzulli's Enrichment Triad model can serve as a framework for independent study, which must be carefully structured and guided. (CL)

The article presents a "magic circle" model for designing, implementing, and evaluating programs for gifted, talented, and creative students. (DLS)

The article describes the Chapel Hill Gifted Handicapped Project (housed at the University of North Carolina) designed to develop a model and field tested curricula for gifted and handicapped preschoolers. (SBH)