The Stanford-Binet IV is compared to the original version and criticized for having less power to measure the high end of intelligence and for having norms that discriminate against gifted students. Strengths of the Stanford-Binet L-M are pointed out, and use of both scales for different purposes is recommended. (JDD)

Methods used to teach gifted junior high school students about the brain are described, focusing on aiming high, using real experiments, and considering ethical issues. Teaching average rather than gifted students requires different means to attain instructional goals and calls for challenging students but not overwhelming them. (JDD)

Describes Iowa State's Exploration Program, a one-week course for gifted/talented youth, which includes videotapes, experiments, computer programing, debugging, and a final project. Provides objectives, material and equipment needs, and a student quiz. (SK)

At St. Paul's Catholic High School (Ottawa, Ontario), the Cooperative Mentorship Program linked gifted high school students with community/business mentors. Working on student projects enhanced responsibility and self-esteem, developed interpersonal skills, and gave valuable workplace experience. (SK)

The Students Teaching Students cooperative learning method for gifted middle school students has four components: research, team work, presentation, and evaluation. During the presentation phase, students are required to incorporate three basic learning styles (auditory, visual, and kinesthetic) and be sensitive to their audience's response.…

Review of literature suggests that paucity of information exists regarding how culture-specific issues such as being both African American and gifted influence psychological needs and personality development of gifted African-American students. Notes that stellar attempts are underway to develop theories and perspectives of racial identity…

This study found that the social play of 29 intellectually gifted kindergartners was indistinguishable from the play of nongifted controls in terms of peer association pattern and general focus. Gifted children associated with more popular classmates than did nongifted classmates. Gifted boys received fewer positive and more negative sociometric…

A five-session class called "Parenting Bright Children" was designed to help parents of school-aged children assist in their children's education. The class involved discussions of learning theory and practice, as well as hands-on applications of the theory presented. Topics discussed in the class included creativity, perfectionism, learning…

This assessment of the usefulness of the "Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised" and the "Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition" for gifted children found that both are technically superior instruments with sensitive items, exceptional standardization, strong construct validity, and…

Gifted learning-disabled and average learning-disabled middle school boys (n=42) in grades 6-9 were compared on ways they cope with difficult school situations. Although no group differences were found on the Coping Resources Inventory, significant differences were found in the actual strategies the groups reported using, with gifted students…

Describes culturally appropriate strategies developed by American Indian Research and Development (AIRD) for gifted and talented education. Discusses AIRD's multicriteria approach to identification, and its weekend and summer programs incorporating individual education plans, role models, cooperative learning, exclusive grouping, holistic design,…

A teacher describes implementation of curriculum compacting with a cluster of gifted children in her regular fourth grade classroom. Children who demonstrate that they have mastered a specific content area work together on independent work in that area and present reports to the class. (DB)

A Lesson Plan Evaluation Form was developed to provide systematic quantitative data about classroom functioning in an elementary-level gifted program. Plans (n=137) from 15 teachers were analyzed, and useful information about program functioning was obtained in a cost-effective manner. Data obtained were consistent with data from more traditional…

This article applies the business concepts of cooperative partnerships between purchaser and supplier to improvement of programs for gifted students. It encourages systematic liaison between parent groups (the purchasers) and school and program administrators (the suppliers). (DB)

A school-business partnership in Rock Hill, South Carolina, resulted in fifth grade gifted students designing all the advertisements for local businesses in a special edition of the newspaper. Six lessons on advertising are summarized. (DB)