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Maurice J. Elias; Francesco Marsili; Lauren Fullmer; Annalisa Morganti; Erin Bruno – Gifted Education International, 2025
Traditionally, giftedness was perceived as a fixed trait, exclusively evaluated through cognitive testing. However, contemporary perspectives view it as a dynamic and socially constructed attribute reflected in many domains. As this paradigm-shift aligns with global movements emphasizing the importance of avoiding labelling students and enhancing…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Gifted, Children, Inclusion
Zmood, Simone – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2014
Recent research suggests some teachers may not have a wide range of teaching and learning strategies for their most proficient mathematics students, which could impact on these students' learning and ongoing improvement in performance. This paper outlines the different drivers of high achievement and explores the main curriculum differentiation…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Curriculum Development, Individualized Instruction, High Achievement
Renzulli, Joe; Reis, Sally; Shaughnessy, Michael F – Gifted Education International, 2014
In this reflective conversation, Dr. Joe Renzulli and Dr. Sally Reis respond to questions about the newly developed Renzulli Learning System. They discuss the system in light of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) and provide information regarding its use with curriculum compacting and Renzulli's "Three Ring Conceptualization of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Academically Gifted, Curriculum Development, Internet
Birgili, Bengi; Çalik, Basak – Online Submission, 2013
The paper provides a critical overview about teaching children in regular classrooms, designing and enriching curricula for gifted children and using multiple intelligence theory as teaching mathematics by giving several examples. Teaching mathematics or science to gifted children doesn't seem easy because every student is different than each…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Teaching Methods, Multiple Intelligences
Gadzikowski, Ann – Redleaf Press, 2013
Nearly every group of children includes at least one exceptionally bright child. From the especially creative child to the child who has already mastered learning outcomes to the "twice exceptional" child, exceptionally bright children have a wide range of talents and behaviors. This book will help you understand what it means to be…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Academically Gifted, Preschool Education, Preschool Children

VanTassel-Baska, Joyce – Educational Leadership, 1989
Educators can provide sound interventions for gifted students if they carefully consider their special needs, based on their characteristics. The learning needs of gifted students are delineated, based on their characteristics, and curriculum implications are derived. (TE)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Van Tassel-Baska, Joyce – 1992
This book on effective curriculum for gifted students begins with an introduction that discusses gifted education's use of the special education model and implications of current educational reform. Part 1, "General Issues in the Design and Development of Appropriate Curricula for the Gifted," then explores scope and sequence in curricula for the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Change
VanTassel-Baska, Joyce – 1998
This text offers a comprehensive introduction to major topics and issues in gifted and talented education. The 28 chapters are grouped into four sections on the general nature of giftedness, program development, organization of curriculum and instruction, and excellence in education of these students. Chapters include the following titles and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Standards, Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education)
Sweeney, Nancy Symmes – Early Childhood News, 1995
Examines questions related to the identification of gifted children, and the special activities and accommodations that should be provided for them. Suggests that young gifted children have advanced understanding and/or performance in a variety of areas, which requires the development of a challenging curriculum and appropriate educational…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development

Howley, Craig B. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1989
The assumptions of career education for intellectually and academically gifted students are examined with reference to new research about the characteristics of these students. It is suggested changes in career education in gifted programs are warranted. Discussion relates four initiatives for changes to the issues of careerism and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Gifted
Starko, Alane J. – 1992
This training module is designed to provide an introduction to education of the gifted and talented, including information on characteristics associated with gifted/talented individuals and suggestions for modifying curriculum to meet the needs of above-average students. Part 1 of the module covers the following topics: definitions and models of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Check Lists, Curriculum Development
Hiatt, Evelyn Levsky, Ed.; Covington, Jeanette, Ed. – Update on Gifted Education, 1991
This document is a "theme" issue of a quarterly serial publication. It focuses on identifying and serving gifted children from diverse populations. The first article, "Eliminating Four Barriers to the Identification of Gifted Minority Students" by Mary Frasier, notes that: (1) not every impoverished home is illiterate; (2) limited opportunities…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Bilingual Students, Curriculum Development
Goldenberg, Ronald, Ed. – Journal of Children and Youth, 1980
This issue of the "Journal of Children and Youth" is dedicated to the education of gifted and talented children. Problems and possibilities of programs for gifted youth in the areas of educational policy, curriculum development, mainstreaming, characteristics of gifted students, program development and instructional approaches are discussed in 29…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Creativity, Curriculum Development
Piirto, Jane – 1994
This textbook focuses on the development and education of talented children and adults. Part 1 considers who the gifted and talented are, in terms of personality aspects, intellectual competence, and specific talent in a domain. It presents a pyramidal framework of talent based on looking at adult talent and its precursors in childhood behavior.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Adult Development, Adult Education
Consuegra, Gerard F. – 1982
The paper explores the needs of gifted students with exceptional interests and talents in science. General characteristics of gifted students are listed, as are characteristics of the gifted in science (including questing, personal drive, and an enjoyment of numbers). A multidimensional gifted identification process is reviewed, and the lack of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Lesson Plans