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Schrock, John H. – 1973
A 1-year (1972-1973) program for 40 gifted children in grades 1-6 involved identification, implementation, and evaluation. On State (California) mandate for initiation of an enrichment program for the gifted, the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale was used to identify students with IQ scores of at least 130. Program development (limited by funding…
Descriptors: Enrichment, Exceptional Child Education, Gifted, High Achievement
Australian Schools Commission, Canberra. – 1980
The monograph examines educational services for gifted and talented children in Australia. Issues in the definition and identification of giftedness are examined, including the difficulties of evaluating potential, the effects of minority group culture upon identification, and the problems of underachievement. Issues and options in educational…
Descriptors: Administration, Definitions, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Tuttle, Frederick B., Jr.; Becker, Laurence A. – 1980
The document on program design and development, is the second book in a multimedia program, "Educating the Gifted and Talented," a series designed to provide background information, supplementary materials, workshop activities, and discussion questions for individuals and teachers working with or preparing to work with gifted students. Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Counseling, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
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Renzulli, Joseph S. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1976
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conceptual Schemes, Creative Activities, Discovery Learning
BERNHEIMER, PAULINE S.; FORMAN, LOUIS S. – 1964
THE AIMS OF THE MCKINLEY SCHOOL WERE TO INCREASE ACHIEVEMENT IN BASIC SKILLS, TO ENRICH AND ENLARGE THE EXPERIENTIAL BACKGROUND OF THE CHILDREN, TO ESTABLISH A CLOSER LIAISON BETWEEN THE SCHOOL, THE HOME, AND THE COMMUNITY, TO DISCOVER LATENT TALENT, AND TO DEVELOP POTENTIAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO RAISE EACH INDIVIDUAL'S SELF-IMAGE. THE TEACHERS'…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Background, Basic Skills, Behavior
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. – 1977
Outlined is a state plan to individualize the education of the gifted and talented students in the public schools through acceleration, enrichment, or a combination of both. Sections cover the following programs components: needs assessment, definition of gifted and talented children and youth, the Hawaii Department of Education position…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Budgets, Conceptual Schemes, Educational Policy
Dancy, Edith – 1983
Designed to provide teachers and administrators with a resource for integrating multicultural concepts into the standard early childhood program, this guide first reviews the value of programs such as Headstart and Followthrough, offers a philosophy of racial/ethnic pluralism, and states the purpose and objectives of this guide. Seven sections…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development
Buckner, Edward M. – 1988
The Atlanta Public Schools (APS) system has magnet programs integrated into the instructional programs of 14 of its high schools. Each program has an instructional coordinator who reports to the principal of the school. Because the APS student body is overwhelmingly black, the programs do not have as a major goal increased racial or ethnic…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elective Courses, Enrichment, High School Students