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Direct linkPeters, Scott J.; Gentry, Marcia; Whiting, Gillman W.; McBee, Matthew T. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2019
The disproportional representation of students from various demographic subgroups within identified gifted and talented populations has long frustrated policy makers, education advocates, researchers practitioners within the field, and those concerned with societal inequality in general. Despite the prevalence of articles in the media reporting on…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Disproportionate Representation, Limited English Speaking
Download full textMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2016
A rise in data availability gives educators the opportunity to tailor instructional practices and interventions to student needs and invest resources in areas where students require the most support. Massachusetts developed the Early Warning Indicator System (EWIS), which synthesizes the wealth of student data available in the state, including…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Progress Monitoring, Educational Indicators, Ability Identification
White, Alan J., Ed.; Lanza, Leonard G., Comp. – 1974
The report (in working draft form) of the Connecticut Task Force on Identification of the Gifted and Talented discusses general systems and instruments of identification, identifying the academically gifted, identifying the disadvantaged gifted, and identifying special types of giftedness. Excerpts from Connecticut State Department of Eduation…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Annotated Bibliographies, Disadvantaged Youth, Exceptional Child Education
Fraley, Camille, Ed. – 2002
This report provides recommendations of an Idaho task force concerning identification of primary age gifted and talented (G/T) students and the improvement of services to this population. Each of the five sections presents the task force recommendations followed by research evidence supporting the recommendations. The five sections address: (1)…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Delivery Systems, Early Intervention, Eligibility
Peer reviewedAdderholdt-Elliot, Miriam; And Others – Roeper Review, 1991
Directors of gifted and talented programs in 38 states responded to a Gifted Practices Survey. The survey addressed identification, evaluation methods, definitions, role of the regular classroom teacher, certification programs, and the history of providing services and special funding. Findings suggest that states appear to be engaging in expected…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Administrators, Definitions, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedWood, Judy W.; And Others – Action in Teacher Education, 1990
Discusses a study which examined state use of prereferral intervention for students with handicaps, determining whether specialized training in prereferral is provided in states promoting it. Survey results indicated that 34 state education agencies promoted prereferral intervention, and 49 percent of those implementing it were trained in…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Disabilities, Handicap Identification, High Risk Students
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1997
This document is intended to assist local school personnel with the implementation of the Virginia State Standards of Quality requirements and regulations governing educational services for gifted students. Preliminary sections present a rationale for the Virginia Plan for the Gifted, a statement of goals, and a definition of giftedness (including…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Alternative Assessment, Definitions, Educational Finance
Sayler, Micheal – 1994
This guide for parents of gifted children in Texas is intended to provide general information and sources of additional help. Section 1 examines the meaning of being gifted and talented and provides the Texas definition of giftedness, lists of characteristics and concomitant problems of gifted and talented children, and a discussion of the highly…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Child Rearing, Definitions, Educational Legislation
Dee, Margaret S. – 1991
This directory describes programs for gifted students in the public schools of Delaware. Separate sections provide listings for elementary programs, intermediate programs, high school programs, college programs, and summer programs. Descriptions of 55 district-level programs provide information such as: program administrator; contact persons;…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, College Programs, Delivery Systems, Elementary Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students. – 1973
Presented is Florida's state resource manual for gifted child education. Noted are the history and philosophy of the gifted child program, and offered is a profile of a typical gifted and talented youth. Identification of gifted and talented youth is discussed, and suggested is a process format using information gained from both cognitive and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Community Resources, Evaluation, Exceptional Child Education
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Special Education. – 1990
This report provides information regarding identification and education of gifted children in Ohio, based on data obtained from school districts on June 15, 1990. The report presents data on the number of gifted children who were identified, who received services in state-funded units, who received services in locally funded units, and who did not…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
FLICKINGER, GENEVA E.; AND OTHERS – 1962
THE DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES A POLICY STATEMENT FOR USE IN MARYLAND SCHOOLS. HIGH ABILITY IS REGARDED AS INCLUSIVE AND IS MANIFESTED BY HIGH INTELLIGENCE, AND/OR CREATIVITY, LEADERSHIP, AND SKILLED PERFORMANCE IN MOTOR AREAS. TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS ARE ASSIGNED A KEY ROLE IN IDENTIFYING THE HIGHLY ABLE. STANDARDIZED TESTS ARE ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE MOST…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Administrative Policy, Gifted
Loewen, Curtis E. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1973
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Articulation (Education), Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedKarnes, Frances A.; Stephens, Kristen R. – Exceptional Children, 2000
This article presents a brief history of the transition of the federal definition for students who are gifted and talented, as well as a description of other definitions that have affected state definitions. A review of state definitions in 1990 and 1998 indicates that 29 states have modified their definition. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Classification, Definitions, Educational Legislation
Stephens, Thomas M. – 1992
This paper examines the present conditions of gifted education, both nationally and in Ohio. It offers an historical perspective including a 200 year timeline of milestones in the areas of gifted education programs, legal authority, personnel preparation, public awareness, and testing and identification. Federal and Ohio State support of gifted…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Acceleration (Education), Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems
