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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1989
This information sheet, based on "Flexible Pacing for Able Learners" by Neil Daniel and June Cox, defines flexible pacing as any program in which students are taught material that is appropriately challenging for their ability and allows them to move forward in the curriculum as they master content and skill. The document outlines…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Continuous Progress Plan, Curriculum Design
Su, Hui Fang Huang – 1989
A fourth-grade teacher, who was employed to provide a special enrichment program to minority children with above-average academic abilities, designed a practicum to increase parent involvement in her classroom. A parent volunteer questionnaire and an activities survey form were developed to determine the level and nature of parent interest. A…
Descriptors: Blacks, Check Lists, Class Activities, Enrichment
Haasbroek, J. B., Ed. – 1988
This report elucidates problem areas in the education of gifted pupils in the Republic of South Africa (RSA), places the problems in perspective with respect to actual educational provision, and offers guidelines for further research on developing gifted education. Chapter titles are as follows: "Survey of Educational Planning for Gifted…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Curriculum Development, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Dickens, Margie Newlin; Cornell, Dewey G. – 1990
The study examined parental influence on the math self-concept of 165 high-achieving adolescent girls. The research assessed the impact of parent attitudes about their own math abilities, parent expectations for their daughters, and degree of parent-child identification on the girls' own math self-concepts. A series of path analyses revealed that…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adolescents, Expectation, Females
Harnett County School District, Lilington, NC. – 1989
The Harnett County (North Carolina) curriculum for academically gifted students in grades K-8 is presented. The program uses a consulting model to extend and enrich the academic curriculum according to students' individual needs. The curriculum guide is designed to be flexible while providing for a standard course of study throughout the school…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Curriculum, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities
Buescher, Thomas M.; Higham, Sharon – 1990
This digest offers guidelines to parents and educators helping gifted adolescents adjust to problems related to their giftedness. Challenges to adjustment are noted in the areas of: ownership (talented adolescents simultaneously "own" and yet question the validity of their abilities); dissonance (between their high standards and their…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Emotional Adjustment, Expectation
Pacific Cultural Foundation (Republic of China). – 1981
A total of 87 college professors, childhood development experts, and school teachers from the United States, Canada, the Republic of Korea, and the Philippines participated, along with 34 representatives from the host country of Taiwan, in a seminar to exchange views and experiences related to the role of the arts in child development. This volume…
Descriptors: Art Education, Child Development, Creativity, Cultural Awareness
Wilde, Warren D.; Sillito, Melvin T. – 1986
A product of a project initiated to develop and evaluate effective programs for gifted children in three school systems in Alberta, Canada, this guidebook is designed for use in evaluating both gifted programs and student growth. The first chapter presents a brief overview of the joint project. Chapter two addresses the problems caused by the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Expectation
Passow, A. Harry – 1986
If educators are to fulfill their responsibilities to gifted children and youth, they must come to grips with related issues and questions when planning curriculum and instruction to prepare children and youth for the future. Among those issues and questions are: comprehensive curriculum planning for gifted children; total curriculum planning (as…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Community Role, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
Webb, James T. – 1984
The emotional needs of gifted children are seldom considered by psychologists either during their training or in their subsequent professional practices. Most psychology trainees appear to be exposed only to the Terman (1925) studies which concluded that gifted children have significantly fewer social and emotional problems than does the general…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Counseling Services, Counselor Training
Nasca, Donald – 1988
Concern about the possible bias of using only verbal assessments for the identification of intellectually gifted students led to an examination of the effect of incorporating nonverbal assessments of intelligence into the identification process. Two nonverbal instruments (Progressive Matrices and Test of Nonverbal Intelligence) were used in…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Analysis
Jones, Eric D.; Southern, W. Thomas – 1987
This paper (1) presents a critical analysis of the literature on school readiness and school failure; (2) discusses the problems that ill conceived policies based upon readiness studies present to the education of learning disabled, regular class, and gifted children; and (3) offers guidelines for policies and programs. Methodological issues…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Early Admission, Educational Needs, Gifted
Senese, Donald J. – 1983
The impact of advanced technology has increased computer usage at all levels as evidenced by the popularity of video games, increased interest on the part of students using computers to enhance learning, and business/school partnerships forming with such companies as Digital Equipment Corporation, International Business Machines, and Tandy/Radio…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Demonstration Programs
McKeague, Patricia M. – 1984
Drawing from a literature review and experiences at Moraine Valley Community College, this paper examines the role of the community college honors program in meeting the special needs of superior students; analyzes the characteristics of effective and innovative programs and curricula; and discusses how an honors program can become…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students. – 1980
The resource manual is intended to help Florida school districts provide services to gifted students. Rules and regulations are cited along with recommended procedures for the following program areas: definitions, eligibility criteria, screening, referral, evaluation, determinaton of eligibility and placement, provision of an educational plan,…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Gifted
