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TAYLOR, CALVIN W.; AND OTHERS – 1966
REPORTED ARE THE RESULTS OF SEVERAL RELATED STUDIES SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA). THESE STUDIES ATTEMPTED TO (1) DETERMINE THOSE CHARACTERISTICS OF SCIENTISTS WHICH ARE VALID IN DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN SCIENTISTS OF HIGH AND LOW LEVEL PRODUCTIVITY AND CREATIVITY, AND (2) UTILIZE THESE CHARACTERISTICS IN…
Descriptors: Careers, College Students, Creativity, Multiple Choice Tests
Begle, E. G. – 1976
This paper reviews and synthesizes the results from 42 research reports dealing with acceleration of mathematics programs for talented junior high school students. The effects of acceleration and enrichment are compared, and it is concluded that acceleration is preferable. The question of optimal grade level for initiating accelerated programs,…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Annotated Bibliographies, Instruction, Mathematical Enrichment
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1973
This legislative document contains texts of Senate bills to provide federal assistance for gifted and talented child education programs, and a Senate bill to amend and improve the Adult Education Act. Transcripts of the hearings on these bills contain statements, letters, and other documents provided by interested witnesses from across the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Research, Educationally Disadvantaged
Werts, Charles E.; Watley, Donivan J. – 1970
A sample of college freshmen (N=127,125) was grouped by father's occupation. Fathers' occupations were then compared in terms of the probability of the sons and daughters having attained various types of achievements--scientific, artistic, oral-leadership, musical, and literary--in high school. The results indicated that sons and daughters excel…
Descriptors: Achievement, College Freshmen, Extracurricular Activities, Fathers
Bryan, J. Ned, Ed. – 1963
The development of provisions for gifted and talented students at the state level was the subject of a conference attended by State directors of programs for the gifted. Presented in the report are conference addresses on quality in education, the differentiated educational process, the role and responsibility of the State department of education…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Gifted
Stronck, David R. – 1972
A study on the relationship of sociological conditions to achievement scores is reported for secondary school students in Texas on the basis of the results obtained in the 1971 science contest of the University Interscholastic League. The instruments used were a questionnaire and three tests. The questionnaire included five sociological…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Parent Background, Science Education
Painter, Frieda – 1975
Compared were the attainments and other characteristics of 73 gifted and 64 average-bright control primary school children, selected on the basis of a Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale score of 140 and over, and 130 and under; and also of two subgroups obtaining IQ 160 and over, and 120 and under. Questionnaires were designed for and completed by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Exceptional Child Research, Gifted, Individual Characteristics
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Hurwitz, Al – School Arts, 1978
Discussed is the advanced Placement Program in Studio Art, which provides an opportunity for students with above average abilities in art to receive credit for their work in the college or art school of their choice while still in high school. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Art Education, Art Products, Course Descriptions
Borman, Christopher; And Others – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1978
An exemplary career education program for gifted and talented high school students is described, focusing on the career guidance techniques employed. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Enrichment Activities, Exceptional Child Education
Alvino, James J.; Gourley, Theodore J. – Teacher, 1977
You probably have one or two gifted students in your class right now. Don't assume they can "make it on their own". Offers some facts on the behavior of gifted students, gives some pointers on how to teach them, and offers an evaluation of three programs for gifted students with some sample exercises from an enrichment program. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Resources, Elementary Education, Gifted
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Gear, Gayle Haywood – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1978
In a study to determine if appropriate instruction would improve the accuracy of teacher-judged giftedness, 24 teachers participated in the Identification of the Potentially Gifted (IPG) training program. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Gifted, Identification
Richardson, Frances – Journal of the New York State School Boards Association, Inc., 1978
The center's program provides individualized professional training to gifted and talented high school students on a half day basis. Students who pass the stringent entrance requirements may select courses in art, dance, drama, music and play-writing, and all participate in interarts workshops. Student reaction has been very positive. (EB)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Aesthetic Education, Cooperative Education, Creative Activities
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Rodenstin, Judith; And Others – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1977
Career development needs of gifted and talented students are discussed, and activities of the Research and Guidance Laboratory (Madison, Wisconsin) are reviewed. (SBH)
Descriptors: Career Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
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Gillman, Joanne; Hansen, Harlan – Roeper Review, 1987
Survey responses of 33 gifted coordinators in Minnesota school districts indicated that gifted education is not firmly entrenched at the kindergarten level. Few children are involved, classroom teachers attempt to instruct subpopulation with little differentiation made from the regular curriculum, and parent and community resources are not used to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Gifted, Kindergarten, Parent Role
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Kingsley, Ronald F. – Roeper Review, 1986
Project DIG (Discovering Industries in the Ground) was a pilot program in Portage County, Ohio, involving gifted/talented high school students who gathered information from guest speakers, participated in field trips and an onsite archaeological excavation, wrote research papers, and shared experiences with gifted elementary students and the…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Community Resources, Cross Age Teaching, Demonstration Programs
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