This study of 75 gifted students in grades 6-8 found that the group receiving Creative Problem Solving training with transfer strategies infused had a higher percentage of students applying the strategies to problems out of the context of the training sessions, compared to control group students and students receiving traditional training.…

Investigates the cognitive style of 145 preschool children and the relation of cognitive style to other cognitive correlates. Results indicate that, in comparison with peers, preschool gifted girls are more likely to be field independent and preschool gifted boys are more likely to be reflective. (RJC)

Relates early attempts to use experimental methods, including testing, for identifying gifted students in German schools before 1930. Suggests that these attempts failed due to insufficient training, the passivity of the majority of teachers, lack of support within the administration, and the conservative interests of both teachers and parents.…

The consulting teacher model can be an effective tool for serving gifted students with learning disabilities, by facilitating collaboration among teachers, administrators, and parents. Steps are given for conducting collaborative consultation to help such students, and examples highlight situations in which teacher consultation and collaboration…

The paper compares characteristics of underachievers with characteristics of learning-disabled gifted children; describes results of clinical assessments of learning-disabled gifted children; offers guidelines for identifying such students; and discusses teaching strategies that can be used at school and home. (JDD)

Through a case study of one gifted child, this article explores the themes of being in charge of oneself and one's environment, and of attempting to assimilate dangers in the world around them. Efforts to cope with and understand danger, from natural disaster to daily life, are closely examined. (PB)

Scores from the Form L-M and the Fourth Edition of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale were compared for 19 male and 13 female gifted children before they entered grade 3. Significant differences were found between the L-M intelligence scores and the composite and area scores of the Fourth Edition. (SLD)

An innovative program at the Colegio Bolivar school in Cali, Columbia, is described. The private coeducational school offers an enrichment program for selected able students which features developing student interests, library skills, children's literature, and career exploration. (DB)

A study of sex differences and stereotypes in gifted fourth grade students' attitudes toward mathematics found harmful stereotypical thinking regarding females and mathematics is evident. It is concluded that this may promote underachievement in girls. (MSE)

A new type of gifted underachiever, the child who excels in regular education but becomes discouraged and withdraws from challenges in special gifted programs, is described. Coping and self-evaluation strategies to help the child are discussed. (MSE)

A study of the supply and demand for doctoral graduates in all areas of special education compared the number of recent graduates with position announcements appearing in a major professional publication. Results suggest demand may soon exceed supply. In one area, communication disorders, supply has consistently exceeded demand. (MSE)

Gifted students come from all socioeconomic backgrounds. A broader definition of giftedness and improved assessment methods will help remove barriers that keep poor and minority students out of programs for the gifted. (TE)

The Arts Partners program in New York City enriches the quality of education for public school children by bringing local artists into their classrooms. Gifted and special education classes are brought together in mixed groups, led by artists, to work on puppetry and participatory dramatics. (TE)

Finds that 138 rural and 76 urban Kansas principals differed significantly on 10 of 20 attitude questions concerning gifted education, including the state mandate placing gifted students under special education provisions, their local school program, the principal's role, and their philosophy of education for the gifted. Contains 12 references.…

The possibility that four famous men--Thomas Alva Edison, Woodrow Wilson, Hans Christian Andersen, and Leonardo da Vinci--might have been reading disabled is considered by examining information concerning: (1) biographical records, (2) cognitive characteristics, (3) neuropsychological characteristics, and (4) biological characteristics. (Author/DB)