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Sisk, Dorothy – 1984
The paper reviews programs for gifted students in various countries, with particular attention to definitions of gifted students, identification procedures, program offerings, and evaluation procedures. The paper examines these aspects of programing in the following countries (sample subtopics in parentheses): Australia; the Union of Soviet…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Hicksville Public Schools, NY. – 1981
Intended as a guide for initial program implementation, the document presents an overview on programing for gifted and talented students. Chapter 1 reviews underlying philosophy and the rationale for program development. Goals and objectives are stated along with a summary of teaching techniques and approaches for elementary and secondary…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Gifted
Spencerport Central Schools, NY. – 1980
A committee of three parents of gifted children, three teachers interested in gifted education, three elementary principals, and the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction in the Spencerport (New York) Central School District was established to study the educational needs of the elementary grade gifted child. Sections of the committee's report…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Curriculum, Elementary Education, Gifted
Ungerer, E. – 1984
The paper describes steps taken in initiating a program for gifted students undertaken in 11 secondary schools in Cape Province, South Africa. The development of an identification model was made difficult because the fixed South African educational system inhibits creativity and productive thinking abilities. Factors used to select students for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Creativity, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries
Talents Unlimited, Inc., Mobile, AL. – 1990
Talents Unlimited (TU) is a program that enhances students' creative and critical thinking skills within the framework of the regular classroom curriculum. Based on Calvin Taylor's theory of multiple talents and intellectual abilities, this program develops improved thinking in specific talent processes, including Productive Thinking,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication (Thought Transfer), Decision Making, Elementary Education
Karnes, Merle B., Ed. – 1983
Nine author-contributed papers focus on the needs of preschool gifted and talented children. M. Karnes presents "The Challenge" of educating this population, reviews characteristics of gifted/talented children, and offers guidelines for developing programs for students, including gifted minority and gifted handicapped children. A variety of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Creativity, Curriculum Development, Gifted
Eriksson, Gillian I. – 1984
Described is a K-12 integrative arts program of the Schmerenbeck Educational Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa, designed to help gifted and talented children develop an understanding of the nature of creative thinking as expressed through different art forms. The report discusses how the program defines talent; how gifted students are identified…
Descriptors: Art Education, Artists, Child Development, Comparative Education
Harty, Harold; And Others – 1986
The evaluation report by Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (Columbus, Indiana) describes findings concerning what works and what does not work in the Academic Challenge Program, a gifted and talented education program at the elementary and middle school levels. A corollary purpose of the report is to share the evaluation plan itself,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Affective Objectives, Critical Thinking
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)