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Peer reviewedTreffiner, Donald J. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1982
Uniformity of assessment in identifying gifted students should be replaced by a variety of measures to document the unique personal and learning characteristics as a basis for instruction. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Student Evaluation, Talent
Smith, Carl R., Ed. – Iowa Perspective, 1980
The issue presents four articles on autism. The first, "Current Issues in Programming for Autistic Children and Young Adults" by Bruce Balow, examines six issues which touch upon such aspects as definitions, identification, placement, treatment style, programs needed, cost effectiveness, and influence on policy and politics. The second…
Descriptors: Autism, Cost Effectiveness, Definitions, Identification
Peer reviewedTreffinger, Donald J. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1982
The editor introduces a special issue on myths in gifted education. He suggests that myths deal with three major topics: definitions of the gifted and talented, identification, and programs. He concludes with a list of 14 questions concerning alternative approaches. (CL)
Descriptors: Definitions, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Hughes, Harrie M., Ed. – Midwest Talent Quarterly, 1983
Intended for parents and educators of academically talented students, the newletter presents highlights of the Midwest Talent Search (MTS) project and related information on gifted education. The goals and course offerings of MTS are described, and an address by Julian Stanley to gifted students is summarized. Summer program highlights of the MTS…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedJenkins-Friedman, Reva – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1982
The importance of applying multiple selection criteria from the beginning in the identification of gifted students is stressed. Approaches which use achievement and intelligence tests as a primary screening criteria before applying multiple criteria are said to be only skin deep. (CL)
Descriptors: Criteria, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Screening Tests
Hiatt, Evelyn Levsky, Ed.; Covington, Jeanette, Ed. – Update on Gifted Education, 1991
This document is a "theme" issue of a quarterly serial publication. It focuses on identifying and serving gifted children from diverse populations. The first article, "Eliminating Four Barriers to the Identification of Gifted Minority Students" by Mary Frasier, notes that: (1) not every impoverished home is illiterate; (2) limited opportunities…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Bilingual Students, Curriculum Development
Download full textOsborn, Julia – Youth Mental Health Update, 1996
This single-article issue discusses the identification and educational needs of gifted children. Giftedness is defined and a suggested set of levels of intellectual giftedness based on IQ scores is included. The special needs of gifted children are briefly reviewed, including: the need for a challenging education, the need for "true peers" that…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Chronicle of Academic and Artistic Precocity, 1982
The chronicle provides information on programs and other topics relevant to the education of gifted and talented students. The following are among the articles contained in this introductory publication: "PSAP: Its First Two-and-a-Half-Years" (about the Project for the Study of Academic Precocity) by C. Blurton; tips relating to parental support…
Descriptors: Early Admission, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Parent Role
National School Resource Network, Washington, DC. – 1979
Two methods of controlling visitors and strangers in schools are presented: one utilizes a student visitor reception committee and the other describes various techniques of visual identification of visitors to permit faculty and students to know who does and does not belong in the school. Methods of identification include visitor ribbons and…
Descriptors: Identification, Middle Schools, Program Descriptions, School Community Relationship
Hill Top Spectrum, 1987
The four issues contain articles on the diagnosis and treatment of learning disabilities (LDs). Article titles and authors include: "Learning Disability Specialist Looks at Foreign Language Instruction" (Elissa Fisher); "Physician Questions Reliability of Central Auditory Processing Tests in Diagnosing LD" (Daniel Schwartz); "Educator Urges…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Auditory Perception, Auditory Tests, Clinical Diagnosis
Cohen, Linda M. – NCBE New Focus, 1988
Issues in the education of gifted and talented students from minority language groups are discussed, including the definition of giftedness and how it affects minority language students, the reasons for underrepresentation of this group in gifted programs, commonly used techniques for identification of students in this group, and the suitability…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Acceleration (Education), Administrator Role, Change Strategies
Midwest Talent Search Quarterly, 1984
Four issues of the newletter focus on aspects of education for academically talented students. The major articles in each issue address the following topics: the importance of career, psychosocial, and academic counseling for gifted students; curriculum development; summer programs of the Midwest Talent Search (MTS); leadership training; the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Counseling Techniques, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
International Children's Centre, Paris (France). – 1980
Four documents, intended for specific audiences, touch on screening and social integration of handicapped children. The first, for policy makers, reviews classification categories and describes early detection devices and prevention measures. Policy implications of integration within families, communities, and schools are considered. The second…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Handicap Identification, Mainstreaming
Smutny, Joan Franklin, Ed. – Illinois Council for the Gifted Journal, 1992
This annual issue of the Illinois Council for the Gifted Journal includes 20 articles focusing on young gifted children. Titles and authors are: "How Can I Tell If My Preschooler is Gifted?" (Susan Golant); "Early Childhood Education for the Gifted: The Need for Intense Study and Observation" (Maurice Fisher); "Assessing…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Child Rearing, Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning
Bodinger-deUriarte, Cristina – Phi Delta Kappa Research Bulletin, 1991
The varying definitions, the primary characteristics, and the causes of hate crimes are reviewed. In addition, misconceptions about what constitutes a hate crime are discussed, as are the increasing upward trends in various form of hate crime. The important role schools can play in alleviating the hate crime phenomenon is the focus of the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology, Hate Crime, Identification
