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California Association for the Gifted. – 1987
Ten articles concern aspects of education for the gifted at the preschool and primary levels. Articles have the following titles and authors: "Screening Program for Gifted/Talented Students: Grades 1 and 2--A Blueprint for Success" (Sheila Smith); "Fulfilling the Dream of the Great Society" (Evie Hiatt); "The Enabling Curriculum: Appropriate…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
1985
The document presents a collection of projects developed by teachers enrolled in a 3-week summer institute on teaching various curriculum areas to gifted students. Outlines of 11 projects begin with brief descriptive information on project title, developer(s), grade level, curriculum area, and project duration. The following projects are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Environmental Education
Holman, E. Riley; And Others – 1983
The correlation between risk taking behavior and test results on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) was examined in a group of 47 fourth and fifth grade students identified for a gifted and talented program. The risk-taking check list (DEEP) was developed by the Downington, Pennsylvania Area School District, and includes four…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Check Lists, Correlation, Creativity
Glasnapp, Douglas R.; And Others – 1981
The paper describes the application of discriminant analysis to the identification of academically gifted elementary grade students. The principles of discriminant analysis are explained to provide a weighted profile of scores across predictor variables which are then compared with a criterion measure. An illustration of the method's used with 64…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Achievement Tests, Behavior Rating Scales, Discriminant Analysis
Leung, Esther K. – 1981
The paper outlines identification and social problems regarding the gifted bilingual bicultural student and offers suggestions to parents and teachers for alleviating those problems. Noted among problems in identification is that minority students may not exhibit behaviors and characteristics which are recognized as manifestation of talents and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Problems
Spencerport Central Schools, NY. – 1980
A committee of three parents of gifted children, three teachers interested in gifted education, three elementary principals, and the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction in the Spencerport (New York) Central School District was established to study the educational needs of the elementary grade gifted child. Sections of the committee's report…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Curriculum, Elementary Education, Gifted
Karnes, Merle B.; And Others – 1978
This teaching guide suggests practical ideas for encouraging intellectual talent in preschool children. It is part of a series of similar guides, developed by the RAPYHT Project (Retrieval and Acceleration of Promising Young Handicapped and Talented) for educating young gifted/talented handicapped children and gifted children with no handicaps.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Educational Diagnosis, Gifted
Vida, Louisa Kramer – 1978
A literature program for gifted sixth graders meets one hour per day three days a week and covers four topics during the year: biography, realistic fiction, poetry, and tragedy. The biography unit consists of reading three biographies, completing three corresponding directed reading activities, and writing a five page research project on a famous…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Exceptional Child Education, Gifted, Grade 6
Morra, Frank, Jr. – 1976
Presented is the 1975-76 evaluation report of the Alexandria Program for the Gifted and Talented, a multi-dimensional approach to the differentiated education of children in grades 4 through 6 with exceptional abilities in both the cognitive and artistic areas. It is explained that the evaluation study consisted of four activities: replication of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Creative Development, Exceptional Child Research
Landis, Melodee – 1978
The document presents information on activities designed to foster growth in creativity and upper level thinking of secondary gifted students. An introductory section covers instructional models, including Guilford's Structure-of-Intellect Model and Krathwohl's Affective Taxonomical Model. Activities are described in terms of objectives,…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Creative Development, Gifted, Language Arts
Campbell-Thrane, Lucille, Ed. – 1979
Focusing on vocational education programs that have been successful in increasing access to and performance in vocational education, this publication contains descriptions and abstracts of 137 programs for special needs populations. The first of two major sections contains sixteen site visit reports that include program name, address, contact…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academically Gifted, American Indians, Bilingual Students
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
The project involving one elementary and one junior high school in each of the six regions of the District of Columbia School System was designed to service approximately 300 socioeconomically disadvantaged students who have been identified as demonstrating or having potential for superior academic achievement. Evaluation of the project focused on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Attendance, Demonstration Programs
FLANAGAN, JOHN C.; AND OTHERS – 1960
THE STEPS IN PLANNING AND CARRYING OUT THE INITIAL PROJECT ARE OUTLINED. THE PROJECT IS AIMED AT PROVIDING A SOUND FACTUAL BASIS WHICH WOULD ASSIST PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS IN HELPING EACH INDIVIDUAL TO REALIZE HIS GREATEST POTENTIAL. TESTS WERE DEVISED TO ANALYZE APTITUDE, ACHIEVEMENT, INTEREST, AND PERSONALITY. THE 2-DAY TEST…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Rating, High School Students
PETZOLD, ROBERT G. – 1959
THIS STUDY WAS CONCERNED WITH IDENTIFYING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHILDREN OF AVERAGE MUSICAL ABILITY AND CHILDREN GIFTED MUSICALLY AS THEY ENGAGED IN CERTAIN MUSIC ACTIVITIES. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM TESTS OF 227 MADISON, WISCONSIN, PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN, GRADES 4-6. THE TAPE-RECORDING TEST WAS IN 2 PHASES--(1) 89 CHILDREN, SELECTED AT RANDOM…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Elementary School Students, Gifted, Grade 4
Tuttle, Frederick B., Jr.; Becker, Laurence A. – 1980
The document on program design and development, is the second book in a multimedia program, "Educating the Gifted and Talented," a series designed to provide background information, supplementary materials, workshop activities, and discussion questions for individuals and teachers working with or preparing to work with gifted students. Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Counseling, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
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