The revised Oregon metro edition of the U.T.E.S. interest check list for intermediate education aims at helping students decide what kinds of work they would like and lists activities that are found in a broad range of industries and occupations in the nation. Specific instructions advise the student that the check list is not a test and that…

Summarized are 19 presentations given at the first annual National Conference on the Disadvantaged Gifted held March 24-25, 1973. Emphasized is the effect of identification procedures, program provisions, and research and evaluation on (1) economically deprived gifted students, (2) culturally different gifted students, (3) female gifted students,…

Reported are the findings of an assessment of the U.S. Office of Education (USOE) delivery system for educational programs to gifted and talented children at the elementary and secondary level. The report is divided into four sections: part I, which covers the purpose and origins of the study, the methodology used, a summary of results, and a…

Education for the gifted and talented is receiving increased attention in New Jersey. But as the number of gifted and talented students increases and more of these students are identified, it has become apparent that non-traditional methods of providing such students with an education must be considered. Discusses a number of alternatives and…

Describes 10 warning signals of potential or actual problems within a school's talented and gifted education program. Eight references are appended. (IW)

The visual arts can be employed as a counseling vehicle for gifted, creative, and talented students. Color, image proportion, subject matter, and texture in student art facilitate assessment and guidance. Craft, drawing, painting, photography, printing, design, and sculpture activities which could help in this process are briefly described. (CB)

The chemistry division of Tarleton State University (Texas) conducts a summer program for gifted/talented high-school students, to expose them to chemistry research and to college-level chemistry. Students complete chemistry course work and study with an organic chemist, an inorganic chemist, and a physical scientist on the university faculty.…

Suggests methods for achieving creativity, including divergent and convergent thinking, in engineering education. Discusses creativity exercises, creating an atmosphere hospitable to creativity, and identifying the creatively gifted. (YP)

This article describes a mentor program for gifted and gifted/handicapped students which focuses on each student's specific area of strength. Scientists, writers, and artists, among others, are hired to work as mentors with individuals or small groups of students in the school setting. (JDD)

Educators are urged to encourage gifted/talented students to teach themselves foreign languages. This essay discusses the lack of language requirements in schools, linguistic insensitivity or laziness shown by Americans, individuals' linguistic potential, goals of multilingual development, the appropriate time to introduce foreign languages, and…

A sample of unrecognized, artistically talented students was examined to determine whether they exhibit different characteristics from those of academically talented and average high school students. Results indicated that both males and females in the artistically talented sample differed significantly from the other groups on a number of…

Sixty-five Hispanic students (average age 9.9 years) were evaluated for placement in a gifted/accelerated program. Of the five standardized tests administered, the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) identified the highest proportion of gifted/accelerated students; the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test and reading achievement scores…

Mathematically gifted middle school students need both curriculum enrichment and acceleration. Suggested teaching strategies include using a combination of methods to accommodate individual differences, encouraging Math Club activities, evaluation of students' formal reasoning abilities, and scheduling math classes that group students at similar…

Three schools with differing ways of promoting excellence are described. Background, distinctive features, curriculum features, teacher behaviors in class, and teacher activities out of class are each discussed. (MNS)

Investigated the effect of three formats of a rating scale on 11 teachers' effectiveness in identifying gifted students. Results suggested a behavior rating scale resulted in the greatest number of children being correctly identified. Nomination forms should be made sensitive to the specific population being screened. (JAC)