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Direct linkHunt, Lucy; Yoshida-Ehrmann, Erin – Gifted Child Today, 2016
Project Linking Learning ("Link") was created to target the needs of gifted students in urban school districts with historically underserved populations. Project Linking Learning implemented a linking curriculum between in-class instruction and an afterschool enrichment program for selected students in second through fifth grade.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Urban Schools, School Districts, Gifted
Peer reviewedGordon, H. James; Shaver, James P. – Journal of Educational Research, 1985
A study of 450 elementary students was made to examine the effects of Talents Unlimited (TU) teaching on students' productive and creative thinking scores. Results were not consistent across grade levels, nor from class to class. There seemed to be small to moderate associations between TU teaching and test scores. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Elementary Education, Program Effectiveness, Talent Development
Shipley, Edward G. – 1978
A screening model to identify gifted elementary students (grades 3 through 5) was evaluated to reduce the inefficient use of the school psychologist's time. The screening devices used to select children for the final criterion measure were (1) training, observation, and nomination by teachers; (2) orientation and the use of a sociometric technique…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Gifted
Pyle, Debra L. – 1984
Talents Unlimited is an approach to instruction that nurtures the development of talents in areas other than the traditional academic subjects. To help children learn basics, the approach makes use of thinking, communication, decision-making, planning, and forecasting skills in teaching academic subjects. Twenty second grade students participating…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 2
Peer reviewedKlein, Ronald D.; Lyon, Harold C., Jr. – Elementary School Journal, 1982
Practices which have been proven to effectively increase cognitive and affective growth for the gifted elementary school child are discussed. These practices involve empathetic teachers, early identification, and diverse programing in programs. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Emotional Development
Morra, Frank, Jr.; Hills, Richard – 1978
The paper summarizes a 3-year longitudinal study of a differentiated education program for elementary students with exceptional academic and arts abilities. It is explained that three program options were examined (interest activities outside the regular classroom, curriculum area learning centers, and enrichment). Analyses of pre- and posttests…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Creativity, Elementary Education
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Research, Planning and Evaluation. – 1981
The Minigrant Program for the Academically Gifted was established to provide the necessary support and instructional challenges to disadvantaged minority students capable of superior academic performance. During the 1979-1980 school year, 500 gifted or talented elementary and junior high school students were served. Additional program components…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Download full textGilman, David Alan; Sousa-Roy, Pramila – 1989
In order to evaluate the most effective delivery format for providing gifted/talented education, 247 elementary students in gifted programs in Evansville, Indiana, were divided into experimental students, who received instruction in self-contained classrooms of fellow gifted students, and control students, who received instruction in a pull-out…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Delivery Systems, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities
Talents Unlimited, Inc., Mobile, AL. – 1990
Talents Unlimited (TU) is a program that enhances students' creative and critical thinking skills within the framework of the regular classroom curriculum. Based on Calvin Taylor's theory of multiple talents and intellectual abilities, this program develops improved thinking in specific talent processes, including Productive Thinking,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication (Thought Transfer), Decision Making, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedMoon, Tonya R.; Callahan, Carolyn M. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2001
A study investigated the efficacy of specific interventions (mentoring, parental involvement, and multicultural curricula) on academic achievement of 273 elementary students from low-socioeconomic environments. The interventions had no statistically significant effect on student achievement in any grade. However, by the end of the program,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Disadvantaged Youth
Larson, John C.; Kirshstein, Rita J. – 1986
The implementation of the elementary magnet school program in Montgomery County (Maryland) from 1983 through 1985 and the racial balance changes experienced in these schools are discussed. Ten elementary schools in Area 1 and four of seven elementary schools in Area 2 operate magnet programs; these 14 schools comprise the study sample. The…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Computer Literacy, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
Highline Public Schools, Seattle, WA. – 1976
The Highline School District (Washington) developed and implemented a special one-year career education project for gifted and talented elementary school students based on three objectives: (1) increased perception of internal control among participating students; (2) increased knowledge of data-people-things categories; and (3) increased career…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Career Awareness, Career Education, Decision Making Skills
Spicker, Howard H.; And Others – 1996
This report describes the strategies, accomplishments, and outcomes of a project designed to identify economically disadvantaged rural gifted children (grades 3-8) from African American, Hispanic, Native American, and Appalachian descended, rural Caucasian populations. Project objectives are outlined, along with evidence of their accomplishment.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Creativity
