Behavior of creative children was studied by comparing 18 high IQ, creative students with 18 high IQ, low creative students matched for sex from a sample of 143 gifted fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. (PHR)

Provided is a questionnaire in the form of a rating scale to determine the degree to which teachers believe 316 characteristics (called behavioral descriptors) are typical of gifted children. Given is a definition of giftedness which includes capability of high performance in areas such as general intellectual ability and creative thinking, and…

Paper prepared for the 18th Annual Meeting of the National Association for Gifted Children, Chicago, Illinois, May 6, 1971. (CB)

The article discusses a study of the effects of adolescence on gifted students, in which 500 adolescents were surveyed on self-awareness of internal changes and behavior. (PHR)

Data from a Class Activities Questionnaire was used in the evaluation of the state gifted program in Illinois to determine patterns of cognitive and affective emphasis in gifted and average classes. Significant differences were found in the degree of emphasis on higher thought processes, classroom focus, and classroom climate. Significant…

Biographical data were collected on 665 students (in grades 11 and 12) previously identified as gifted and 421 other (control) students in an effort to improve identification procedures of students gifted in academic, leadership, or artistic areas; and to reduce racial and other biases when selecting students for specialized training. Ss were…

Thirty-six elementary school teachers in a predominantly lower and working class urban school system were selected in order to define creativity in terms of specific observable behaviors believed by teachers of the disadvantaged to indicate creativity in the classroom setting. (BD)

With a dyadic interaction theory of human development and behavior as the framework, factor and multiple regression analyses were used to determine predictors and criteria of talent (socially or culturally valued behavior). Analyses covered grade point average and scores on standard academic achievement and scholastic aptitude tests; also covered…