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Burton, Judith M. – School Arts, 1983
Describes lesson plans in life drawing for gifted students of upper high school and college age. The sequence of seven activities includes drawing and then both contour and life drawing from a posed model. The goal was to help students understand the relationship between line and form. (CS)
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Art Activities, Art Education, Gifted
Trivelpiece, Alvin W. – 1988
The keynote address from the proceedings of the 1988 Conference on Academic Talent is presented here. The address criticizes the current educational system for its concentration on college preparatory courses that have little or no hands-on experience. It argues that the existing system does not encourage curiosity, a problem seen as so pervasive…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College Preparation, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Duke Univ., Durham, NC. – 1985
This 3-part guide is intended to help local school personnel serve their gifted students through participation in the Duke University (North Carolina) Talent Identification Program (TIP). Part I lists a timetable of activities during fall and spring which focus on the TIP application process and achievement testing. Part II describes a variety of…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Demonstration Programs, Educational Counseling, Gifted
Dreyden, Julia I., Ed.; And Others – 1988
An introductory chapter, "Contemporary Issues in Gifted Education" by Julia Dreyden and Shelagh Gallagher, summarizes National Science Foundation policy concerning development of new science and mathematics curricula and the work of the Talent Identification Program. Major conference papers and responses are then presented: "Developing Academic…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Curriculum Development, Databases, Educational Policy
Assiter, Alison, Ed. – 1995
The 16 essays in this book discuss transferable skills in higher education drawing on the experience and information gained from two projects based in England, the Enterprise in Higher Education (EHE), initiated in 1989; and the Royal Society of Arts Education for Capability Initiative, instituted in 1991. Section 1 contains essays on transferable…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Business Administration Education, Chemistry, Cognitive Development