ERIC - Search Results

Descriptor

Program Effectiveness	6
Self Concept	6
Social Adjustment	6
Academic Achievement	3
Exceptional Child Research	3
Student Attitudes	3
Academically Gifted	2
Acceleration (Education)	2
Junior High School Students	2
Junior High Schools	2
Longitudinal Studies	2
Mainstreaming	2
Middle Schools	2
Mild Mental Retardation	2
Special Classes	2
Special Schools	2
Administration	1
Advanced Courses	1
Career Choice	1
College Programs	1
Definitions	1
Elementary Education	1
Enrichment Activities	1
Exceptional Child Education	1
Extracurricular Activities	1
More ▼

Source

American Annals of the Deaf	1
Gifted Child Quart	1
Mental Retardation	1

Author

Myers, James K.	2
Thomas, Terry A.	2
Bellefleur, Philip A.	1
Purkey, William W.	1

Publication Type

Reports - Research	2
Speeches/Meeting Papers	1

Education Level

Audience

Location

Laws, Policies, & Programs

Assessments and Surveys

What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Showing all 6 results Save | Export

An Open Letter to My Colleagues

Peer reviewed

Bellefleur, Philip A. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1974

"An Open Letter to My Colleagues", a satirical treatment of a serious problem, primarily written for superintendents of public day school classes, cautions against programing for deaf children on an emotional rather than an educational basis. (Author)

Descriptors: Administration, Exceptional Child Education, Hearing Impairments, Program Effectiveness

Project Self Discovery: Its Effect on Bright but Underachieving High School Students

Purkey, William W. – Gifted Child Quart, 1969

Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Exceptional Child Research, Gifted, High School Students

The Efficacy of the Special Day School for EMR Pupils

Peer reviewed

Myers, James K. – Mental Retardation, 1976

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Definitions, Exceptional Child Research, Mainstreaming

The Special Day School Placement of High IQ and Low IQ EMR Pupils.

Download full text

Myers, James K. – 1976

The effectiveness of the special school, special class, and regular class in the education of low IQ (49 to 70) and high IQ (71 to 85) educable mentally retarded pupils (n=120) (all between the ages of 7 and 12 years) was investigated. Effectiveness was determined by academic achievement, self concept, and social adjustment within school settings…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Differences

Acceleration for the Academically Talented: A Follow-Up of the Academic Talent Search Class of 1984.

Download full text

Thomas, Terry A. – 1989

The purpose was to investigate the long-term impact of the California State University (Sacramento) Academic Talent Search Summer School (ATSSS) by means of a longitudinal follow-up of students at an interval of 4 years. A group of 100 academically talented middle school students (grades 7 through 9) were selected from the 350 participants in the…

Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Extracurricular Activities, Followup Studies

The Achievement and Social Adjustment of Accelerated Students: The Impact of Academic Talent Search after Seven Years.

Download full text

Thomas, Terry A. – 1993

Academic Talent Search (ATS) provided advanced instruction in a 6-week summer school for talented middle school students on the campus of California State University, Sacramento. A survey was conducted to examine the long-term impact of the ATS program on students over a period of 7 years. Data were collected pertaining to high school and college…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Courses