An interview with the violinist, Midori, reveals her views on the key variables associated with successful musical performance and how these factors have contributed to her own career. (DB)

Research on the relationship between musical aptitude and mental retardation is reviewed, examining the cortical representation of music, the influence of the degree of retardation, musical components such as melody and harmony, the nature of disability, and directions for future research. The sparsity of documentation in this area is discussed.…

The study of the creative personality has established itself as a major avenue of research on creativity and creative problem solving, other areas being creative process, product, and environment (or press). With respect to personality research, over the past 50-plus years, many studies have examined characteristics, attitudes, preferences,…

Giftedness models published in the last two decades are mostly characterized by multi-dimensional or typological ability constructs. Prominent examples of multifactorial models of giftedness have been developed by Robert Sternberg in the form of the "Triarchic Theory of Intelligence" and his recent synthetic approaches to "Giftedness as Developing…

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 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…

This article presents a comprehensive portrait of talent search testing and associated educational programs in the United States, now some 35 years after Dr. Julian Stanley originated the concept. Survey data from the six major talent search centers in the United States were used to examine the scope of talent search educational offerings,…

Code switching includes the use of complete sentences, phrases, and borrowed words from another language (Brice & Brice, 2000). It is a common linguistic phenomenon noted among bilingual populations. In order to code switch effectively, students must possess a high level of understanding of the 2 cultures, as well as a deep understanding of the…

This monograph presents extensive abstracts of 49 papers on developmental approaches to identifying exceptional ability. Sample topics include: the gifted population in prison; identification of gifted rural children; use of the Stanford-Binet for identification; student characteristics and placement into special programs for the highly gifted;…

The manual is intended to help parents identify early characteristics and encourage learning in their gifted children. An introduction covers myths and facts about gifted children, citing the diversity among gifted students. Characteristics of gifted children recognized by parents are listed, including keen observation and curiosity, broad and…

The chronicle provides information on programs and offers articles of interest to gifted students and educators. Among entries are the following: "Myths about the Gifted" (which presents research relative to myths and negative attitudes regarding the gifted); "Four Faces of Creativity" (about a model for expanding and clarifying the nature of…

The paper reviews studies (1966-1985) of the intellectual abilities of culturally diverse 4-5 year olds in a discussion of the identification of giftedness in culturally diverse populations. Studies are cited which involved Mexican American, Black, Native American, French Canadian, and Belgian students. The following six topics are addressed: (1)…

Conditions which call for the discovery of a problem were introduced in a divergent-thinking exercise by inserting blank cards in Pattern Meanings and Line Meanings, two tests from the Wallach and Kogan battery. Twenty-three fifth graders were administered the modified tests and responded divergently to their own patterns and lines as well as to…

A Talent Identification Project (TIP) has been successful in selecting, motivating, and assisting high school juniors and seniors with disadvantaged backgrounds who have potential for careers in the health sciences. Increases in TIP contacts in rural counties and efforts to provide more opportunities for rural background students at the…

A screening procedure for the identification of potentially gifted kindergarten children was developed and tested with 350 students in rural Pennsylvania during the 1977-1978 school year. The screening procedure used the Slosson Drawing Coordination Test, the Boehm Test of Basic Concepts, the Draw-A-Man Test, and a teacher checklist. A total of 52…