Discussed are the effects of sexist cultural norms and stereotypes that cause gifted girls to believe they must choose between femininity and intellectual achievement. (LH)

This study examined traits considered most important in identifying giftedness in young children, as reported by teachers of preschool and primary grades. Sixty-six teachers in northwest Ohio and Virginia responded to a questionnaire listing items in the following categories: cognitive, personality, physical, creativity, talent, and social.…

The pamphlet presents the policy of Israel's Ministry of Education and Culture for education of gifted children and science-oriented youth, and highlights the range of programs available for these students. The administrative structure of the Ministry's Department for Gifted Children and Science Oriented Youth is briefly introduced, and the…

This monograph compiles and analyzes court cases and due process hearings related to the identification and provision of services for gifted and talented youth, with special focus on the state of Indiana. Federal legislation related to the gifted commenced with the National Defense Education Act, followed by the 1969 amendments to the Elementary…

In spite of major changes in women's work force participation, there is evidence that many female adolescents have limited their career aspirations because of stereotypical thinking in their career decision making. Evidence that these attitudes may be equally true for intellectually gifted females is inconclusive. This study was conducted to…

This annotated bibiliography of readings and resources for parents and teachers of gifted children is divided into the following categories: books containing general information about gifted and talented students, 1985-1989 (15 items); practical self-help books, 1979-1989 (16 items); books on specific areas in gifted education (13 items);…

Designed for the Bringing Out Head Start Talents (BOHST) project, three sets of lesson plans focus on the development of three types of thinking processes with preschool children: (1) "detective thinking" (using clues to find the single right answer); (2) "inventor thinking" (brainstorming many answers to a single question);…

Designed for preschoolers identified as talented by the Bringing Out Head Start Talents (BOHST) project, the small-group lessons contained in this manual focus on nine areas of talent programming and are presented in color-coded sections: creative, intellectual, leadership, art, music, reading, math, science, and psychomotor talent development.…

Characteristics of 292 youths (269 males and 23 females) identified by high scores (before the age of 13) on the Scholastic Aptitude Test-Mathematics as part of the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) at Johns Hopkins University are reported. Several of the students have received Ph.D. degrees at very young ages. The young students…

Shakespeare's plays are the apex of western achievement in the humanities and as such afford a highly fertile mechanism for teaching gifted elementary and secondary students. Studying Shakespeare facilitates the understanding of an earlier form of the English language and illustrates the evolutionary nature of language. Aside from a sense of…

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the attitudes toward teaching as a career of high school seniors who scored in the top 15 percent nationally on the American College Test (ACT) and Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) College Admissions Tests. Six hundred twenty-nine students returned usable questionnaires in which they rated the…

Up to 10 persons a year are awarded medals for high performance in the South African Mathematics Olympiad, designed to stimulate the love for mathematics and to discover and reward youthful talent and aptitude. Questionnaires were sent to this group to ascertain their achievements, as a means of evaluating the effectiveness of the Olympiad. In the…

The study interviewed 41 middle school children (25 gifted and the remainder of average ability) from intact and not intact homes to gather their perceptions of divorce's effects on school now and in the future. Results included the following statements. Differences in responses centered around the subject's cognitive abilities, more than on…