This article discusses a comprehensive program for gifted students with learning disabilities in Maryland's Montgomery Country Public Schools (MCPS). MCPS has developed special self-contained classes for gifted students with severe learning disabilities while those with moderate and mild disabilities receive gifted instruction and services in…

This article discusses preparing able learners for the technologically dynamic future by teaching High Thinking Processes (HTP). It describes components of HTP and four main elements for developing HTP: well organized and justified curricula with appropriate tasks; metacognitive teaching; learning communities and challenging environments; and…

Questions raised by contemporary research on mathematical giftedness were addressed in a longitudinal study based on a random stratified sample of 95,650 tenth graders and a subsample of 497 mathematically gifted boys and 508 mathematically gifted girls from this larger pool. Gender differences and educational outcomes are discussed. (SLD)

The article and response to a critique (EC 232 395) discuss how cooperative learning (emphasizing group goals and individual accountability), the limited use of acceleration by extremely able learners, and differentiation within classes can reduce tracking and separate enrichment programs while meeting the needs of gifted students in the regular…

The emphasis of middle school philosophy on heterogeneous grouping is examined in relationship to the needs of gifted learners. Arguments supporting such grouping based on developmental needs of young adolescents, social discrimination, and the need for positive role models are considered. Cooperative learning is seen to be an unproven…

Describes the Bringing Out Head Start Talents (BOHST) project, which was designed to modify materials and procedures for training Head Start personnel, parents, and volunteers to identify disabled and low-income gifted children and develop appropriate programs for them. (BB)

A case study is presented of a creative, academically gifted adolescent who was intellectually and artistically stifled until the girl, her parents, a gifted education facilitator, a psychologist, and an art mentor worked together to find her a more suitable placement, through early admission to a college art program. (JDD)

This essay presents arguments in favor of continuing individualized intelligence testing in schools. Issues discussed include questions of validity in the concept of intelligence and its testing, ethical issues, legal issues, racial/minority and cultural issues, poor correlation between test results and teaching, and alternatives proposed by…

The paper examines the historical background, the current status, and the future possibilities of educational programing for gifted children with sensory and/or physical disabilities. Discussed are definitions, prevalence, child characteristics, identification methods, exemplary programs, obstacles, and influential trends. A model is proposed for…

Describes a three-week interdisciplinary summer workshop in visual arts, drama, and creative writing for talented middle school students. Regular faculty and community artists taught poetry, theater arts, batiking methods, watercolor painting, and ceramics. An evening showcase presentation for parents and friends concluded the program. (LS)

Examines the grade-level, gender, and intellectual ability differences in attitude toward science and scientific knowledge. Reports significant differences between average and gifted students in attitude toward being a scientist, usefulness of science, and in knowledge of science. Finds that gender does not have a main effect. (Author/YP)

A 10-step action plan for building the teacher corps of the future and ensuring that it includes a large share of gifted, creative, and talented individuals is outlined. (MSE)

Argues that the gifted student is usually excluded, by definition in federal law, from classification as emotionally disturbed. Outlines areas of conflict that may lead to emotional disturbance in rural gifted students. Suggests positive teacher interventions to create a supportive learning environment and lower student stress. 40 references. (SV)

The Delphi technique was used to enable 36 gifted education experts, special education administrators, teachers, and parents of gifted students to reach consensus about appropriate gifted education goals for elementary school programs. Three priority goals were identified, in the areas of learning environment, educational climate, and thinking…

Examines the motivational factors that contribute to course selection in a sample of students enrolled in an intensive three-week academic experience for gifted adolescents. Researchers evaluated the selections of 947 students and found that course participation fell along traditional gender-stereotyped lines. The complex motivations behind…