ERIC Number: EJ1301507
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Services Available from American Mensa for Students Who Are Gifted and Talented: An Overview for Teachers and Administrators
Bugaj, Stephen J.
International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, v5 n1-2 p175-180 Aug-Dec 2017
Mensa is an organization of people scoring in the upper two percent on an approved intelligence test. Once considered a group for "geeks", it has expanded its role to offer considerable resources to parents and teachers of the gifted. However, a review of the literature indicated that this information is not routinely available to nonmembers. Through an extensive review of the Mensa website, this article provided information on the organization, as well as its educational resources that are available to teachers who enhance the education of gifted students. Additionally, suggestions for their use in acceleration, enrichment, diversifying instruction, curriculum and planning and preparation were included.
Descriptors: Organizations (Groups), Academically Gifted, Talent, Cognitive Ability, Intelligence Tests, Adults, Children, Cognitive Development, College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, Reading Programs, Social Media, Poetry, Public Speaking, Lesson Plans, Acceleration (Education), Independent Study, Credits, Correspondence Study, Enrichment
International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE) & Lost Prizes International (LPI). Postfach 12 40, D-89002, Ulm, Germany. Web site: http://www.ijtdc.net/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence; Graduate Record Examinations; Miller Analogies Test; Armed Forces Qualification Test
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