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Litten, Larry H.; And Others – 1980
The extent to which financial concerns cause high-ability high school students who desire highly-selective colleges to choose less-selective institutions was investigated, as was the influence of student and parent characteristics on this decision. Data collected from 1,483 students in six cities in the United States show that the more a…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academically Gifted, College Applicants, College Choice
Papert, Seymour; And Others – 1979
During the school year 1977/78 four computers equipped with LOGO and Turtle Graphics were installed in an elementary school in Brookline, Massachusetts. All sixth grade students in the school had between 20 and 40 hours of hands-on experience with the computers, and the work of 16 students ranging from intellectually gifted and average to learning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Computer Science Education
Watt, Daniel – 1979
During the school year 1977/78 four computers equipped with LOGO and Turtle Graphics were installed in an elementary school in Brookline, Massachusetts. All sixth grade students in the school had between 20 and 40 hours of hands-on experience with the computers, and the work of 16 students ranging from intellectually gifted and average to learning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Computer Science Education
Maughan, Joyce B. – 1977
Presented is a guide for developing a program for gifted and talented students (in grades k-8) which was originally implemented with 60 students in the Kyrene School District (Tempe, Arizona). Part I covers such program aspects as philosophy, goals, ways of dealing with opposition from teachers, parents, the community, the Board of Education, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Creativity, Curriculum, Curriculum Guides
Duke, Elizabeth – 1977
The document presents Module 8, gifted and talented students among educationally disadvanted groups, of the Star Power modules developed for school personnel who have an interest in or a need to explore the area of gifted and talented education. It is explained in an introductory section that the modules can be used for independent study, for…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
FELDMAN, DAVID – 1968
A SURVEY OF THE HISTORY AND POSITION OF PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE STUDY IN AMERICA (A DISCIPLINE LONG NEGLECTED IN OUR SCHOOLS) SHOWS THAT CERTAIN MEASURES ARE IMPERATIVE IN ORDER TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE RECENT RESURGENCE OF INTEREST. ALL AVAILABLE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS MUST BE UTILIZED TO THEIR FULLEST EXTENT, COLLEGE TEXTS BEING MODIFIED FOR HIGH…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration, College Curriculum, College Language Programs
Porter, Robert M. – 1968
Two hundred sixty secondary students from 33 schools took part in a program of Saturday seminars funded by Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The program was operated by the Catskill Area School Study Council for academically gifted, rural students to provide intellectual activity and stimulation beyond that offered in their…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Classes (Groups of Students), Curriculum, Enrichment
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. Dept. of Planning and Evaluation. – 1976
Presented is an evaluation of the Dade County (Florida) Gifted and Talented Program, specifically three subprograms: Learning Centers for Gifted Elementary Students, the Resource Program for Gifted Secondary Students, and Centers for the Expressive Arts. Evaluation procedures are explained to have included parent and teacher questionaires, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Intelligence Tests
Khatena, Joe – 1975
Considered in the paper are past and current developments in the education of gifted and talented students in the United States. Discussed are the following aspects: identification (including specific evaluations of giftedness, and distinctions between creativity and I.Q.); programing methods and approaches (such as creative problem solving…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Educational Methods, Educational Needs
Fox, Lynn H. – 1975
To determine possible implications of sex differences that might be useful for educators planning accelerated programs for mathematically gifted students, four measures of values and career-related interests were administered to three groups (totaling 78 Ss) of gifted seventh grade girls and boys. Results indicated that male Ss showed strong…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Career Planning, Comparative Analysis, Exceptional Child Research
Lincoln Public Schools, NE. – 1969
Published as a guide to educational television viewing for the gifted, the stated objective is to extend the learning environment, validate and individualize learning, provide resources, and use a nonverbal approach. For each area discussed the text provides information on the target audience, the need and purpose, methods of achieving the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Architecture, Art, Business
McHenry, Dale E.; And Others – 1970
Freshmen cadets in an enriched mediated honors course in General Physics achieved slightly less on a 40 common-item criteria test than cadets in a traditionally taught honors course in the same subject, although the mediated course included approximately 40 percent more content in the area of modern physics. In the enriched course, audiovisual…
Descriptors: Analog Computers, Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Enrichment
Vogelli, Bruce Ramon – 1968
Efforts of Soviet educators to identify and develop mathematics talent through the establishment of secondary schools offering specialization in computer programing and mathematics are reported. The following programs are described: organization and results of the experimental class which began in September 1959 to offer a specialization in…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Course Content, Curriculum
Blessing, Kenneth R., Ed. – 1968
After an overview by Kenneth R. Blessing, eight positional papers consider the role of the resource consultant in various areas of special education and discuss the current and envision the future consultant role. Lou Alonso and Charles E. Henley treat the area of the visually impaired; Hazel Bothwell, the hearing impaired; Peter Knoblock, the…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Responsibility, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Education
Fox, David J.; And Others – 1967
An elementary summer school program involved some 40,000 New York City disadvantaged students who were retarded in reading. The program provided for additional instruction in reading, language arts, and mathematics. One hundred and twenty-four schools participated, with additional programs of special components for non-English speaking students…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Art Education, Disadvantaged Schools, Elementary School Students
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