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Download full textWinebrenner, Susan; Devlin, Barbara – 1996
This digest in a question and answer format, provides basic information on cluster grouping of gifted students. Questions address such concerns as: the meaning of cluster grouping, differences between cluster grouping and tracking, advantages of cluster grouping, learning needs of gifted students, the argument that gifted education is elitist, the…
Descriptors: Cluster Grouping, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Winebrenner, Susan; Devlin, Barbara – 1991
This fact sheet on cluster grouping of gifted students explains what cluster groups are, contrasts cluster grouping with tracking, offers a rationale for cluster grouping, outlines the special learning needs of gifted students, lists specific skills needed by cluster teachers, points out that cluster grouping should supplement rather than replace…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Cluster Grouping, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedEllett, Phyllis – Roeper Review, 1993
This article describes cooperative-learning models, discusses adaptation of cooperative learning for gifted students, and outlines an appropriate curriculum for gifted students. The paper concludes that activities that allow gifted students to share knowledge and improve interaction skills are appropriate for heterogeneous groups, whereas…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Curriculum, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedWinebrenner, Susan; Devlin, Barbara – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1998
Using a question-and-answer format, this research digest discusses using cluster grouping in regular classes to teach gifted students. The learning needs of gifted students, benefits of cluster grouping, the effects on peers, identification of students for the cluster group, and specific skills that are needed by cluster teachers are addressed.…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Cluster Grouping, Educational Methods
Stout, Judy – 1993
This paper addresses the controversy regarding the use of cooperative learning with gifted elementary students, by means of participant observation methodology. The study had three segments: (1) observation of fourth through sixth grade gifted students working in cooperative groups at a pullout site; (2) interviews with students to assess student…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Methods, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Richert, E. Susanne – 1993
This curriculum guide is intended to assist educators to maximize the performance of gifted students and others in required subject areas and is keyed to initiatives of the Kansas State Board of Education (KSBE). Part 1, the introduction, describes the guide's development, states the guide's purpose, specifies the students to be served, and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Methods, Educational Policy
