In public school systems all around the country, educators--teachers, counselors, and administrators--have made significant progress in identifying and recruiting diverse populations in gifted and enrichment programs. Despite the efforts, too many African American students and other students of color (e.g., Hispanic Americans and Native Americans)…

This paper identifies educational implications that arise from materials collected by James Campbell and his colleagues on the winners of the Mathematics Olympiads. This paper addresses two questions: (1) how can we ensure support for recognized mathematical talent through schooling to professional life, and (2) how can we increase the pool of…

How instructional television can supplement the high school math curriculum. (Author)

High school honors programs can help meet the needs of students who have an extra measure of intellectual ability and the desire to learn in depth, become independent, and pursue special interests. This paper points out how little is done nationwide to help gifted students and urges schools to institute honors programs. It then describes an…

Available from: Special Education in Canada, Dave Muir, Subscription Manager, 12 Doucett Place, Scarborough, Ontario M1G 3M2. The author cites the need for education to make a greater commitment to excellence by providing a more appropriate learning environment for intellectually gifted students. (CL)

Discusses acceleration for gifted students as a relatively cheap, highly effective method rarely used in public schools. Recent research supports both grade-skipping and acceleration in selected subjects, depending on a particular student's interest, ability, and maturity. Two sidebars highlight the Gessell Institute's curriculum enrichment…

In 1982, the Duvall County Public Schools in Jacksonville, Florida, launched the Potential National Merit Scholars Program because the superintendent believed that students could qualify by intent, not accident. Several special programs to identify and prepare students, including the superintendent's 100 Super Scholars and summer think camps, are…

High item discrimination can indicate a special kind of measurement disturbance via an item that gives high-ability persons a special advantage. The measurement disturbance is described, which occurs when an item is sensitive to individual differences on a second, undesired dimension that is correlated with the variable intended to be measured.…

Surveyed 100 gifted college students matched on race, age, sex, and education with control subjects. High achievers differed statistically from controls on several subscales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Results suggest that certain personality traits (not necessarily desirable or healthy ones) are associated with high…

Assessment procedures aimed at differentiating intellectually gifted young children from their nongifted peers are proposed as alternatives to traditional identification procedures. Suggested is measuring the use of strategic behavior to solve novel problems. (Author/CL)

Explores the domains of cognitive psychology and information processing as theoretical frameworks with the utility and adaptability needed to revitalize the gifted movement. (JOW)

Concludes that defining "gifted" is a delicate and complicated activity, made more so by the fact that there is no theoretically based definition that will fit all programs and circumstances. (FL)

The Enrichment Triad Model (Triad) and the Revolving Door Identification model (RDIM) form the TRIAD/RDIM program model for gifted and talented students. The article outlines the key features of the program. (MD)

Talent search programs for academically gifted students are described. Specific information is provided about four programs, along with discussion of the advantages and drawbacks for students. (MD)