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Download full textFox, Lynn H.; Stanley, Julian C. – 1972
A program to facilitate instruction for mathematically and scientifically gifted junior high students was described. Compared were nine educational alternatives for the gifted such as homogeneous grouping and early admission to college in terms of educational goals such as allowing for individual differences. Thirty-five scorers in a science fair…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Enrichment, Exceptional Child Education, Gifted
Stanley, Julian C. – 1973
It is argued that aptitude and achievement tests designed for much older students are invaluable for finding extremely high ability at younger ages, particularly in mathematical and verbal reasoning. Results of the first two years of the Study of Mathematically and Scientifically Precocious Youth (SMSPY) are examined to show that considerable…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Acceleration
Stanley, Julian C. – College Board Review, 1977
The SAT has proved to be a valuable tool in guiding the academic acceleration of mathematically precocious youth. Identified early by their SAT scores, gifted students can enjoy learning at their proper intellectual levels. Results from Johns Hopkins' Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth are reported. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration, Advanced Students, High Achievement
Stanley, Julian C. – 1975
This paper reports an attempt to teach high school algebra quickly to students in grades 4-7. Twelve boys and 12 girls were taught by professors of the same sex for a total of 37 hours. Instruction took place in the students' regular schools. Twenty-one of the students finished the course, and 18 of these placed between the 49 and 99.4 percentile…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Achievement, Algebra, Elementary Education
Moore, Sara Delano; Stanley, Julian C. – 1987
From a group of 292 youth (269 male, 23 female) who scored 700-800 on the mathematical portion of the College Board's Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-M) before age 13, the subscale of 68 students who were of Asian descent (55 males, 13 females) were asked to complete a questionnaire concerning their parents' and grandparents' educational and…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Family Characteristics
Stanley, Julian C. – 1973
The great value of standardized tests for locating talent that would otherwise be likely to remain submerged and unidentified is emphasized. Such tests must be appropriate to the actual ability level of the persons tested, regardless of their grade level, so that sufficient ceilings may be obtained and power of minds probed adequately. High test…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration, Achievement Tests, Advanced Students
