This paper reviews intervention programs developed to combat the phenomenon of gifted and talented females becoming at risk for academic underachievement at the onset of adolescence, especially in math and science. The programs described encourage nontraditional career choices, report changes in attitude toward math/science, and report improved…

Describes the Native American Intertribal University Preparatory Summer Program at the University of California (Irvine), a five-week program that introduces gifted American Indian students to college and incorporates American Indian culture into the curriculum. Goal is to increase the number of American Indian students that attend college. (LP)

Reports on a comparison of the psychosocial adjustment of 50 academically gifted German 10-year olds with 50 of average intelligence 10-year olds. Finds no significant differences between the two groups. Finds elementary school gifted children are at least as socially and emotionally well-adjusted as their nongifted age mates. (CFR)

A phenomenological investigation was conducted of the "lebenswelt" (life world) of rural, high school juniors (n=25) who are gifted. Interviews with summer residential program participants revealed themes characteristic of the rural school experience: school as community/family, personal development, and perspectives regarding time. (Author/SW)

Reports a study of a gifted and a learning-disabled sixth grader and their constructions of and responses to their physical education teacher's grading practices. Interviews indicated they experienced similar emotional reactions to the physical education environment (frustration and disappointment over their grades and desire to eliminate grades…

Causal attributions for success and failure in science, mathematics, and English were studied with intellectually gifted secondary school students (n=30) and their nongifted siblings (n=32). For success in science, siblings had significantly higher effort and strategy attribution scores, and lower task easiness attribution scores than did gifted…

Course selection of 795 gifted adolescents in a summer residential program differed along traditional gender lines in mathematics, science, and writing/literature. Girls and boys performed equally well in all types of classes; main effects in achievement and motivation were found only for type of class. The Scholastic Aptitude Test served as a…

This study, with 205 junior high school students (43 of whom were gifted), found that gifted students perceived fewer career barriers than did regular students and that gifted boys expressed a greater need for occupational information and a greater range of occupational aspirations than did gifted girls or nongifted students. (Author/DB)

This study evaluated the achievements of 65 young entrants as beginning undergraduates in a highly selective university. Compared to nonaccelerants, subjects tended to graduate in a shorter period of time and earn more honors. Starting college with a large number of Advanced Placement Program credits was the best predictor of outstanding academic…

This article highlights components of educational reform currently underway in Kentucky, with emphasis on implications for gifted black students. Addressed are school system structural changes, authentic assessment, the primary preschool program, extended school services, Family Resource and Youth Services Centers, and site-based decision making.…

Comparison of 60 junior high school students (20 academically gifted, 20 academic achievers, and 20 "nongifted") found that the academically gifted students demonstrated more negative affective and physiological stress reactions to an experimentally induced failure condition. (DB)

The Purdue Three-Stage Model was applied in a seminar program for intellectually talented middle school students, with the goals of achieving maximum competence; stimulating curiosity and interest; and developing creative and critical thinking, problem-solving ability, independence, and self-direction. The article offers information on student…

Two studies, conducted with 8 able young women in universities and 27 successful Canadian women, examined their perceptions of family interactions, career aspirations, mentor relationships, career and family life, and self-image. Both groups revealed pressures to conform to stereotypical roles, inconsistent vertical development of careers, and the…

This review of research on motivation and self-perception in gifted students looks at the interaction of motivation with self-perception; effective practices in classrooms and homes for developing children's potential, motivation, and self-esteem; and implications for teachers and parents of gifted and talented children. (DB)

A questionnaire concerning weighted grades in high school honors classes was sent to state directors of gifted education. Findings indicated that 86% of respondents reported their states allowed high schools to use weighted grades. Other findings addressed charges of elitism, public support, and identification of non-European-American children.…