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Patterns of Overexcitabilities in Identified Gifted Students and their Parents: A Hierarchical Model
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Tieso, Carol L. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2007
The purpose of this study is to examine the underlying construct of overexcitabilities (OEs) and to identify individual- and family-level factors that may explain gifted students' patterns of OEs. Data are collected from a convenience sample of identified gifted students (N = 143) and their parents (N = 161) using a Likert-type questionnaire, the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Measures (Individuals), Gender Differences, Ability Identification
Convergent and Divergent Abilities in Children and Teachers' Ratings of Competence and Certain Classroom Behaviours
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Biggs, J. B.; And Others – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Behavior Patterns, Children, Student Evaluation
Follow the Footprints: Discover the Hidden Talents of Your Children = Siga las huellas: Busque 105 tesoros escondidos en sus hijos = Swiv piti ou toutan: Chache jween tout don li genyen lot moun pa ka we. Teacher's Reference Edition.
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Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services. – 1999
This brochure, in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole, is intended to help parents identify children who are gifted and may need an education that goes beyond what is provided in their classrooms. It focuses on eight characteristics typical of such children with examples of behaviors showing the characteristic. The characteristics are: (1)…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Elementary Secondary Education
Eventual School Placement of Kindergartners Observed as High Risk in the Classroom
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Forness, Steven R.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
To determine whether children's observable kindergarten behavior might predict eventual educational risk, 40 of 94 children originally observed in their classrooms at the beginning of kindergarten were followed at completion of second grade. Attending behavior correlated highly with eventual risk, leading to speculation about early identification…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Behavior Patterns
Rehabilitation Indicators: An Overview.
Brown, Margaret M.; And Others – 1978
The purpose of the Rehabilitation Indicators Project is to develop a method, rehabilitation indicators (RI's), for defining multi-dimensionally the benefits that accrue to rehabilitation clients. RI's are presented as descriptors of observable elements of the rehabilitation client's life space with each descriptor inherently meaningful to client…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Accountability, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales
The Creation of Meaning: What Persons with Severe or Profound Multiple Developmental Disabilities Do in Context.
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Gleason, John J. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1993
Interactional patterns of 64 institutionalized persons with severe/profound multiple developmental disabilities revealed that they learned meaning through the understanding of situational events with others. Three behavioral patterns are differentiated: interference, participation, and ambiguity. Professional understanding of the social and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Behavior Patterns, Comprehension, Context Effect
PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING PERSONS WITH POTENTIAL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS, AN APPLICATION AND EXTENSION OF THE FIRO THEORY OF INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOR.
MORPHET, EDGAR L.; SCHUTZ, WILLIAM C. – 1961
THE PROBLEM OF ADMINISTRATOR SELECTION IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION WAS STUDIED. THE ISSUE WAS CONCEPTUALIZED AS ONE OF UNDERSTANDING THE INTERACTION OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR WITH SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER SALIENT INDIVIDUALS. A THEORY OF ADMINISTRATIVE INTERACTION WAS DEVELOPED USING THE FUNDAMENTAL INTERPERSONAL…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Administrators, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Measurement
The Rationale and Methodology for Development of a Competency Based Leadership Education and Training Program in the Navy.
Scanland, Worth; Pepper, Dorothy – 1978
Numerous attempts by the U.S. Navy to identify leadership potential within its ranks and to train for such leadership skills have been mostly unsuccessful since the efforts were based upon very subjective perceptions of good leadership qualities. To address this problem, the Navy, with the assistance of Dr. David McClelland, has described a set of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement, Administration, Behavior Patterns
The Difficulties of a Young Gifted Child: Lessons from History.
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Diezmann, Carmel M.; Watters, James J. – 1996
This paper presents a case study of Aaron, a 9-year-old Australian gifted student who has exhibited an outstanding interest and knowledge in science and mathematics, while at the same time displaying unusual behavioral and learning characteristics typified by inconsistent performance of many routine tasks. Aaron attends a moderately sized…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Cognitive Development
Towards a New Paradigm for Identifying Talent Potential. Research Monograph 94112.
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Frasier, Mary M.; Passow, A. Harry – 1994
This monograph presents a paradigm for identifying giftedness among all groups of young people. Section 1 presents a review and critique of traditional identification approaches and highlights the limitations that tests may have for identifying talent potential among groups currently underrepresented in gifted programs. Section 2 examines the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Behavior Patterns, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences