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Download full textBent, Leo G.; And Others – 1969
While in 3rd grade, 487 students were selected for placement in special classes for the gifted from grades 4 through 8. Teachers of the special classes were chosen by school administrators. Their teaching experience averaged 9 years, and eight held advanced degrees. Sixteen attended special summer programs on the gifted and were given inservice…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Exceptional Child Research, Experimental Programs, Gifted
Williams, Vernon – 1978
The paper describes an experimental program for college freshmen which applies Piaget's theory of human development to students' academic and social experiences. The program, Accenting Development of Abstract Processes of Thought (ADAPT), was designed to facilitate movement of students from concrete operational thought patterns to more formal…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Educational Theories, Emotional Development
