A study of 89 California Institute of Technology 1943 male graduates revealed that the men were highly productive, gifted individuals who contributed greatly to their scientific fields, maintained stable and satisfying family lives, contributed to their communities, pursued avocations in considerable depth, and found creative means for expressing…

Describes the rationale and layout of a "Magic of Multimedia" workshop, a program designed for gifted children (ages 9-12), and housed at Massey University, New Zealand. The multimedia workshop allows gifted children to use HyperStudio to investigate and communicate research findings in creative ways, and encourages social interaction.…

Explains the application of five principles of stewardship to the education of gifted children: (1) teachers/parents teach correct principles; (2) students set their own goals in harmony with these principles; (3) teachers serve students as a source of help; (4) students ask for and receive help when needed; and (5) students give an accounting of…

A study investigated the experience of being a gifted student at a public residential high school by using ethnographic and phenomenological inquiry. The social system that emerged, one that the students judged as atypical, is described. Contextual factors are presented in an effort to understand the students' experience. (Contains references.)…

The learning activities and styles of 398 gifted and nongifted Hong Kong Chinese secondary students were assessed using the Chinese version of the Learning Styles Inventory. Gifted students indicated significantly greater preferences for learning styles related to interpersonal verbal exchanges and autonomous learning than typical students.…

This article offers suggestions for using the Internet to stimulate the interest of gifted students in various aspects of American government and the changing of administrations. Ten relevant Web sites are described. (DB)

This article maintains that the underrepresentation of diverse students in gifted education programs is due to a "deficit perspective" about culturally diverse populations. Recommendations include identifying and serving underachievers and low socioeconomic-status students, providing educators and gifted students with multicultural education, and…

Discussion of trends in gifted education suggests the need for a step backward (the importance of realistic expectations for gifted students), continuity in broad-based approaches to identification and development of enriched curricula for all students, and new directions and challenges including modifying attitudes toward gifted education,…

A case study of four Hong Kong schools investigated the perceptions of gifted students towards the regular classroom environment before and after they attended enrichment courses. The schools examined had not developed explicit policies and most pupils were dissatisfied with regular classroom learning, particularly after attending enrichment…

This article provides suggestions for parenting gifted adolescents, including: say yes as often as possible, give adolescents choices, provide opportunities for career exploration, allow adolescents to try on different personalities, help adolescents develop moral thinking, be your adolescent's excuse for resisting antisocial behavior, and…

A study examined differences in attitudes toward classroom activities among rural (n=115), urban (n=389), and suburban (n=702) gifted students. Rural elementary students found classrooms less frequently interesting and challenging, but more frequently enjoyable than their peers. Rural middle school students reported less challenge and less…

A study involving 257 Navajo Indians and Mexican American elementary students, used the Raven Progressive Matrices to examined the concurrent validity of the DISCOVER assessment. Results provided some evidence for concurrent validity and showed that, through the use of the DISCOVER assessment, 22.9 percent were identified as gifted. (Contains…

Explores the responses of teachers and parents to a trial of 'cluster grouping' (gifted students grouped together in a mixed ability class) as a model to meet the needs of exceptional students in a junior secondary school. Identifies factors impacting the school's Cluster Group Project. Discusses the results. (CMK)

Service learning benefits students of all academic abilities, particularly the gifted. Teachers should use the principles of good service, make service a requirement, encourage service experiences based on real needs, design interdisciplinary service courses, consider opportunities for social change, provide mentorships, reduce liability, and help…

This article urges educators of the gifted to look critically at both contributions of their field (for example, recognition of individual differences, stress on process and metacognitive skills, and commitment to high standards) and weaknesses (for example, narrowness of definition and identification, lack of program evaluation, and poor…