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Winkler, Daniel L.; Jolly, Jennifer L. – Gifted Child Today, 2011
Talent has been described as a special natural ability, or an aptitude or a capacity for achievement or success. Societies throughout history have sought to develop the talent of their citizens in an attempt to maintain dominance or advance the status quo. Since its inception, the United States has tried to do the same. Whether it was Thomas…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Democracy, Talent, Merit Scholarships
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Rushneck, Amy S. – Parenting for High Potential, 2012
Talent Development Centers are just one of many tools every family, teacher, and gifted advocate should have in their tool box. To understand the importance of Talent Development Centers, it is essential to also understand the Academic Talent Search Program. Talent Search participants who obtain scores comparable to college-bound high school…
Descriptors: Talent, High Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Acceleration (Education)
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Worrell, Frank C. – Gifted Child Today, 2011
In 1982, the UC Berkeley Gifted Program took in its first cohort. The initial group consisted of 282 middle and high school students. As was the case with many programs for gifted youths, admission to the program was based on students' SAT scores, and urban students were underrepresented. In this article, the author discusses how the program has…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Academically Gifted, Talent, Program Descriptions
Thomson, Dana L. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2010
Online learning programs have the potential to provide gifted students expanded access to advanced courses, but little research has been conducted on how well or in what ways the online environment is a good match for gifted students. The study presented here is an in depth qualitative and quantitative investigation of the perceptions and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Advanced Courses, Academically Gifted, Talent
Payne, Alexander – George Washington University Center for Equity and Excellence in Education, 2011
Racial and ethnic disproportionality in gifted education is a persistent and perennial inequity in many school districts. This report describes the root causes of this disproportionality and discusses ways in which this issue can be addressed. Whereas most of the attention has been paid to assessment, specifically the use of nonverbal tests to…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent Development, Intellectual Development, Disproportionate Representation
Bray, Jim – G/C/T, 1979
The Governor's School of North Carolina (West) offers a six-week summer program designed to develop creativity in gifted high school students. (SBH)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creative Development, Gifted, Program Descriptions
National Commission on Resources for Youth, Inc., New York, NY. – 1977
The final report of a program offering community-based mentorships for secondary level gifted and talented students contains information on 11 model projects located in the West, Midwest, and Northeast. Offered is a rationale for the use of mentors to provide instruction and role models for gifted students. Criteria for selection of the model…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Apprenticeships, Community Role, Demonstration Programs
Kolloff, Penny Britton; Feldhusen, John F. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1986
Seminars, characterized by high level content, interaction, discussion, and individual study and research, are an effective instructional format for gifted and talented students. Examples of seven seminar programs at both elementary and high school levels are briefly described. Stressed is the importance of the proper physical and psychological…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment, Group Discussion
Wilson, Victoria – G/C/T, 1979
The article describes the Designed Improvement Program for gifted and talented fourth through twelfth grade students. Sections address three types of enrichment activities based on the J. Renzulli Enrichment Triad Model: general exploratory activities, group training activities, and individual or small group investigation of real problems. (SBH)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Karnes, Merle B. – 1978
The paper describes the identification process and procedures developed in a project for gifted/talented handicapped children (3 to 5 years old) in six talent areas: intellectual, academic, creative, social/leadership, visual and performing arts, and psychomotor. Characteristics of two approaches (the informal open classroom and an approach based…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Demonstration Programs, Educational Methods, Gifted
Doob, Heather Sidor – 1975
As a result of renewed interest in educational programs for gifted children, the U.S. government is providing funds and developing programs for the nation's 1.5 million gifted and talented students. Local level needs for planning or expanding programs include the proper identification of gifted and talented children and the establishment of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education
National Association for Gifted Children, St. Paul, Minn. – 1980
The document contains proceedings from a convention on educating the gifted student. Brief summaries of presentations cover topics which include: humor as an indicator of giftedness, characteristics of gifted teachers, identification of the gifted and talented student, curriculum for the gifted, leadership training, counseling gifted Black…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Curriculum, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Birmingham City School District, MI. – 1979
The document outlines characteristics of the Birmingham (Michigan) Program for the Gifted and Talented, a program which serves elementary and secondary level students capable of high performance, demonstrated achievement, and/or potential ability in any of the following areas, singly or in combination--general intellectual ability, specific…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
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Karnes, Merle B.; And Others – Elementary School Journal, 1982
Discusses (1) rationale for early identification and programing for gifted/talented children, (2) issues in developing a program for young children, (3) procedures for identifying the young gifted child, (4) guidelines for program evaluation, and (5) principles for program development. Two university programs, one for identifying gifted…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Disabilities, Educational Principles, Identification
Bankens, Barbara; Hillebrandt, Marlene – 1977
Presented is the curriculum guide for upper elementary and secondary gifted and talented students in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Introductory material provides information on such areas as definition of giftedness, program goals, grading, staff training, identification of gifted students, and the differentiated curriculum. Most of the guide…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Class Activities, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education
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