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Arancibia, Violeta; Boyanova, Diana; González, Pablo – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
The purpose of the study was to reveal the cognitive characteristics of talented children who come from economically vulnerable contexts in Chile. Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM) was administered to a sample of 5,160 students who took part in the process of identification of gifted students from the program PENTA UC in Chile between…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Individual Characteristics, Academically Gifted, Economically Disadvantaged
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Mun, Rachel U.; Langley, Susan Dulong; Ware, Sharon; Gubbins, E. Jean; Siegle, Del; Callahan, Carolyn M.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Hamilton, Rashea – Grantee Submission, 2016
While the number of English Learners (ELs) continues to grow rapidly in the United States, corresponding proportions of ELs are not found in gifted and talented education programs across the nation. The underrepresentation of ELs in gifted programs is both a societal and a research problem. This report presents the results of a systematic review…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Academically Gifted, Disproportionate Representation, Talent Identification
Orosz, Robert; Mezo, Ferenc – Online Submission, 2015
This study presents a new, integrative model of sports talent. Following the theoretical part of the study a football-talent research is presented, in which a theoretical framework is provided by this new theory of sports talent. This research examines the role of psychological factors in football talent development. The sample was N = 425…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Talent Development, Gifted, Foreign Countries
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Baska, Leland – Roeper Review, 1986
The author reviews the use of the Raven Advanced Progressive Matrices (APM) as a general intelligence measure for selection of students to the Chicago public school magnet high school program. Advantages of the APM are cited, including its effectiveness in identifying gifted minority students. (CL)
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Gifted, High Schools, Intelligence Tests