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Download full textGoldinher, Martin R. – 1984
The 1983-84 Academic Excellence Program (AEP) was a new Dade County Public Schools (Florida) program providing enrichment curriculum for above average kindergarten through sixth grade students at 24 district schools. Instructional activities focused on developing critical thinking, higher level cognitives processes, creative problem solving, and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Curriculum Enrichment
Marais, J. L. – 1984
The paper reviews the literature and discusses guidance services for gifted students with special application to education in the Republic of South Africa. Specific subjects considered include: guidance services for the gifted, structure of services, personnel involved in guidance services for the gifted, the school guidance program for the…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Counseling Services, Counselor Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Julien, Paul Daniel; Ostertag, Bruce Andrew – 1982
The Structure of Intellect Learning Abilities (SOI-LA) Test was administered to 244 Navajo students (second through eighth grades) at Leupp Boarding School in northern Arizona to determine behavioral characteristics in regard to intellectual and creative ability. Comparison of SOI-LA test scores of Leupp students with norm scores revealed 54 of…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, American Indian Education, American Indians, Behavior
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Div. of Program Development. – 1982
The document presents Kentucky Department of Education guidelines for developing programs to meet the needs of gifted students. The educational philosophy states that educational programs for the gifted should be designed so they are significantly different from those provided in the regular classroom. Gifted students are defined as those who have…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Kodjak, Barbara H.; Hayser, Kathleen – 1982
An elementary school foreign language program and the French curriculum are described. French and Spanish are among the electives offered as part of a New Jersey magnet school for gifted children from preschool through grade 5. Participation in the daily half-hour instruction is entirely optional and has been growing in popularity during the 5…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Elective Courses
Wright, Ted – 1982
In late 1980, a study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to determine how well the college was meeting the needs of its academically superior students. Questionnaires were sent to four groups of students enrolled in fall 1979: Scholar's Grant students, who ranked in the top 10% of their graduating high school class; Phi Theta…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Community Colleges, Honor Societies, Institutional Evaluation
John C. Calhoun State Community Coll., Decatur, AL. – 1984
An overview is provided of the objectives, courses, students, and faculty of Calhoun State Community College's (CSCC's) Honors Program. Introductory remarks describe the Honors Program as a way of providing gifted students with an opportunity for educational challenge and stimulation through sections of core curriculum courses specifically…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Admission Criteria, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Piburn, Michael; Enyeart, Morris – 1985
A sample of 217 students (from grades 4 to 8) who were enrolled in an elementary school science-oriented gifted and talented program were compared to 91 mainstreamed subjects in grades 7 through 10. Assessement instruments included: a battery of Piagetian measures designed to assess combinatorial reasoning, probabilistic reasoning, and the ability…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
Peterson, Sarah; And Others – 1983
This report presents the results of an evaluation of the Mesa Public Schools Gifted/Extended Learning Program. The gifted program offers a one day per week program at 13 sites for qualifying students in grades 3-6 and specific classes for the students at all junior and senior high schools. Attitudinal data were collected for parents, teachers,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Gifted, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Painter, Elfrieda – 1976
Reported are findings of a project examining the scholastic levels of attainment, social relationships, and interests of 73 primary level students with IQs ranging from 141 to 213 on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. Initial chapters (which differentiate this document from a similar report--ED 133 939) cover the relevance of children of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Trends, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research
Milne, Bruce G. – 1982
The way to the future may well be through America's gifted and talented youth. High technology demands the talents of these young people. Gifted and talented students are multitalented. They have many interests and the curiosity and persistence to pursue them. Many are especially interested in technical subjects. Vocational education can offer…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Educational Resources, Educational Trends
Dallas, Susan, Ed. – 1982
More and more programs are being developed to strengthen the academic preparation of incoming community college students, reduce overlap between college and high school curricula, and facilitate the transition between secondary and postsecondary education. This paper highlights various programs devoted to these goals. First, efforts to strengthen…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Articulation (Education), College Bound Students, College Credits
Evans, Ellis D.; Marken, Dan – 1982
The cumulative impact of self contained class placement for 43 gifted students (grades 6 through 8) was assessed and compared to that of 38 gifted students in regular age-grade placement. Ss were compared across multiple goal domains relevant to gifted education (higher order cognitive skills, personal autonomy and responsibility for learning,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Evaluation Methods, Gifted
Swadener, Marc – 1981
The project described was designed to develop a strategy using computers and cross-aged instruction to: (1) increase basic skill levels of mathematically low-achieving sixth graders; (2) increase enrollments in high school science and mathematics; (3) evaluate microcomputers as unique instructional tools; and (4) develop effective applications of…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Educational Research
DeVault, Mary T.; McIlhiney, David B. – 1981
The Department of Religion at Phillips Exeter Academy (New Hampshire) offers more than a dozen courses, loosely grouped under the headings of scripture, theology, ethics, comparative religion, and philosophy. Approximately half of the enrollment in this department is in the area of biblical studies, where a close scrutiny is provided of either the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Biblical Literature, Critical Reading, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
