The author of this article relates how she was initially dismayed at the demographics of gifted and talented education (GATE) students at a public school where she taught. Not one in her class was an ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages) student. The lack of ESOL students at her school's GATE program was caused by the school's inability to…

The purpose of this document is to establish the minimum standards for approval of programs which meet the requirements of the Standards of Accreditation adopted by the State Board of Education February 22, 1984, and have been effective since June 1, 1987. Included are guidelines, which enable school districts to: (1) Establish equitable criteria…

This study investigated characteristics of five IMO winners and influences from their formal and informal educational experiences. In particular, this study provides in-depth understanding of former Korean IMO winners' characteristics and environmental influences. Also, implications including education for parents of the gifted, professional…

This case study describes a rural school district's efforts to identify historically underrepresented gifted students (HUGS) more effectively than in the past. The district developed new policy; disseminated the policy with lists of characteristics of HUGS; provided a workshop for first-grade teachers to encourage early referrals; and provided…

Junior high school aged academically precocious youths participated in two experiments. In Experiment 1, Ss were required to closely process a spatially organized map or a list map prior to hearing a related prose passage. In Experiment 2, a spatially organized map was presented either before or after Ss listened to prose passages. Results…

This conference presentation suggests three key ingredients for motivating talented mathematics and science students. The first ingredient is the nature of the content in the courses offered. For instruction to successfully motivate, it should reveal the dynamic nature of mathematics and science, involve challenging materials, synthesize and…

The study investigated motivation factors in 368 students in grades 4 through 9, including 180 students identified as academically gifted. Ss were administered the Junior Index of Motivation (JIM Scale) which measures six motivational factors: positive-negative school attitude, belongingness-alienation, idealism-pragmatism, personal…

The third party evaluation report of Project ESURG (Exemplary Systems Unique for Rural Gifted) is based on data gathered during the academic year 1979-80. The evaluation overview reports that generally the goals of the project were effectively met, that the contact schools involved in the project appear to be pleased with Project staff members,…

UNLESS TEACHERS OF CLASSICAL LANGUAGES ARE WILLING OR ABLE TO TEACH READING, AS DISTINCT FROM DECIPHERING AND TRANSLATING, CLASSICAL LANGUAGES IN HIGH SCHOOLS ARE DOOMED. TWO OTHER PROPOSALS THE PROFESSION SHOULD ACT UPON ARE THAT THE REASONABLE MINIMUM FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDY OF GREEK AND/OR LATIN SHOULD BE 4 YEARS AND THAT EXPERIMENTATION…

THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEFINED THE SUPERIOR STUDENT AS ONE WHO COULD ASSOCIATE AND INTERRELATE CONCEPTS AND COULD CRITICALLY EVALUATE FACTS AND ARGUMENTS. HE COULD CREATE NEW IDEAS AND ORIGINATE NEW LINES OF THOUGHT, HE HAD THE ABILITY TO REASON COMPLEX PROBLEMS THROUGH AS WELL AS TO UNDERSTAND OTHER SITUATION, OTHER TIMES, AND OTHER PEOPLE.…

EARLY RESULTS IN A LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON GIFTED STUDENTS ARE REPORTED. PROGRAMS WERE STUDIED THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES AND BY PERSONAL VISITS TO PARENTS AND SCHOOLS. STUDENT PROGRAMS AS WELL AS TEACHER-TRAINING PROGRAMS WERE CONSIDERED. COMPILATION OF EXPERIENCES IN SPECIAL CLASSES AT WESTERN CAROLINA COLLEGE HAVE SHOWN THAT ALL THE CHILDREN INVOLVED…

The article describes a program sponsored by International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in which approximatey 60 children (14 to 17 years old) gifted in science spent much of 1941 after school hours in a science laboratory in IBM's showroom building. A number of these former students have achieved such positions as head of Goddard Space…

The sequence of events leading to the U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad and the participation of this country in the International Mathematical Olympiad are discussed as well as Mathematical Olympiads in other countries. (MP)

Since the first honors sections of freshman English, 11 years ago, at Rockland Community College (New York), honors programs have been developed in literature, humanities studies, management development, mathematics and science, and faculty mentor/talented student counseling. (MB)

A view of future means of developing human potential through gifted child education, including discussions of school role, early identification and development of the gifted, student teacher relationships and teacher role, mentors, programing, student support services, community-based and community-involved learning, integrative learning,…