Marcia Gentry personified a life well-lived. In this tribute to her work and legacy, her early ideas are highlighted. The author describes her professional experiences with Marcia during the years when Marcia was a doctoral student at the University of Connecticut. Recalling her initial motivation for a more inclusive form of identification of…

The 50th anniversary of the Marland Report provides an opportunity to reflect on its impact on the field of gifted education. A critical question is how the Marland Report addressed the need for equity, especially since the Marland federal definition made no explicit mention of culturally, linguistically, or economically different gifted students.…

This study aimed to evaluate educational services offered for Syrian gifted refugee students in Jordanian schools from the point of view of schools' principals or educational supervisors. The researchers extracted validity and reliability indicators from the Arabic translated form of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) standards.…

One component of the Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act was provision for research on a national scale. In response, The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) was created to design and implement a research portfolio. Based on emphasis in the Javits Act on underrepresented populations, on issues of…

There are a wide variety of theories, beliefs, and practices as to what constitutes intelligence, how to define and measure giftedness, and why gifted students academically achieve or underachieve. However, while the current trend is to include other gifted eligibility criteria, in addition to mental ability, more studies are needed as to how…

Barriers to the identification of gifted students from traditionally underserved groups have been well documented. Although contemporary definitions of giftedness give heed to both performance and potential, the literature provides little concrete direction for how "potential" can be recognized, particularly in underperforming students who have…

Classroom teachers play an important role in the success of gifted programs. During the past two decades, researchers (Bigelow, 1993; Bransky, 1987; Milligan, 2001; Tomlinson, 2001) consistently reported more support from classroom teachers for gifted programming when the teachers had a greater understanding of giftedness. On the other hand, when…

A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION FOR THE GIFTED STUDENT AS THEY EXIST IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY IS PRESENTED. THE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED CONSIST OF THE TOP 20 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS AS DEFINED BY THE INADEQUATE, BUT USEFUL, INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT. THE "GIFTED" STUDENTS ARE THE TOP 4 PERCENT, AND THE "HIGHLY…

THE 1964 WORKSHOP ON THE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED AT SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE WAS GIVEN GRADUATE CREDIT. THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE SESSION WROTE ARTICLES ON THE PROCEEDINGS THAT WERE COMPILED INTO A BOOKLET TO HELP ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE GIFTED. ONE OF THE AREAS DISCUSSED WAS IDENTIFICATION. SOME OF THE…

Programs and courses about the gifted in rural areas have been offered by the University of Maine at Presque Isle since 1973. Activities (such as designing and building rockets, play writing and producing, and park design) and workshops have been held for and about the gifted. One of the problems with programs for this population is that they are…

THE DUARTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFERS SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP GREATER SELF-DIRECTION, CONFIDENCE, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND A DEGREE OF SKILL IN ALL AREAS OF THE CURRICULUM RELATIVE TO THE STUDENTS' ABILITIES. THE SELECTION OF STUDENTS SHOULD BE BASED ON AN INDIVIDUAL TEST, A SCORE AT OR ABOVE THE 98TH PERCENTILE ON A GROUP TEST OF…

THE STORY OF THE SUPERIOR AND TALENTED STUDENT PROJECT AS IT WAS UTILIZED IN THE MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, SCHOOL SYSTEM IS RELATED. THE STS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IDENTIFYING SUPERIOR AND TALENTED STUDENTS, IN PROVIDING GUIDANCE SERVICES FOR THEM, IN ENCOURAGING THEM TO MAKE APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL CHOICES,…

A PROGRAM PROVIDING TALENTED CHILDREN WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THE FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH GRADES IN 2 YEARS IS GIVEN. ENRICHMENT GROUPS ARE PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN WHO WILL NOT BENEFIT FROM ACCELERATION. THE PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO DEVELOP BASIC SKILLS, HABITS OF EFFECTIVE THINKING, CITIZENSHIP, LEADERSHIP, SELF-KNOWLEDGE,…

Presented are 11 invited papers on career education for gifted and talented students. An introduction to career education and to the gifted and talented is provided in two papers, of which one paper is on current status and approaches in career education, and the other is on current status and approaches to the gifted and talented. Considered in…

A study was made to validate the Annehurst Curriculum Classification System (ACCS--a means of classifying, organizing, storing, and retrieving curriculum materials in terms of human characteristics) as a practical and feasible means of identifying gifted/talented (GT) students. Sixty elementary teachers, both from districts with and without…