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Update on Gifted Education, 1992
This theme issue covers "High School Programming" and approaches to meeting the needs of gifted high school students in Texas. The first article is "Thematic Interdisciplinary Curricula for Secondary Gifted Students in English and Social Studies" (Joel E. McIntosh and April W. Meacham). This approach is contrasted with the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Dual Enrollment
Download full textMoon, Tonya R.; Brighton, Catherine M.; Callahan, Carolyn M. – 2002
Since the minimum competency movement of the 1970s, the importance placed on standardized tests has increased significantly. The intent of this study was to investigate the effects of state testing programs on the instructional practices of elementary school teachers and the effects of such practices on their gifted students' attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 1989
This study examines the North Carolina program for the academically gifted. Students (N=142), parents (N=83), counselors (N=70), teachers (N=71), principals (N=50) and superintendents (N=17) were surveyed. Findings report widespread interest in increased curriculum planning, academics, and science and mathematics. Many criticisms of the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Administrator Attitudes
