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Rosberg, William H. – 1981
The paper addresses issues facing small and rural Iowa school districts that attempt to provide services for their gifted and talented students. Problems with transportation, personnel costs, and the small number of target students are cited, and enrichment program alternatives such as mentorships, educational programing from television and radio,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Delivery Systems, Educational Technology, Educational Television
Boyd, R. M. – 1981
Results from an ongoing study investigating talented pupils' adjustment to high school and their attitudes and expectations about high school are reported. In 1979, 57 pupils, identified by their teachers and testing procedures as academically talented, were asked to complete a questionnaire which sought information on how easily they had adjusted…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation, Foreign Countries
Kingsley, Ronald F., Ed.; Michaels, Eunice R., Ed. – 1980
The document contains nine presentations and five miniworkshop papers from a teacher institute on expressive arts for exceptional children in the mainstream. The following titles and authors are represented: "The Educator and Mainstreaming--A State of Mind and a Set of Skills" (G. Bailey); "The Arts in the Mainstream" (G. Barlow); "The Emergence…
Descriptors: Art, Creative Dramatics, Creativity, Disabilities
Dabney, Margaret G. – 1981
The paper describes the identification, curriculum, and evaluation components of the Secondary School Experiential Learning Community, a program which currently serves 83 gifted but economically disadvantaged students at the Richmond (Virginia) Community High School. Personal, social, and academic program components are noted. The identification…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Disadvantaged Youth, Gifted, High Schools
Altman, Reuben; And Others – 1978
The document reports on Project CITE (Competency Identification for Teacher Education), a project whose final product is a listing of competencies essential to the effective functioning of teaching personnel delivering instruction to gifted students. An introductory chapter explains that the project was organized into four major phases: competency…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Literature Reviews
Download full textGoodman, Samuel A.; Frechtling, Joy A. – 1980
The purpose of the Minority/Majority Experiences Study was to secure baseline data on the status of the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) as regards issues of educational equity. The present report examines services for the gifted and talented and advanced placement students. The study found that gifted and talented programs are available in…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Black Students, Equal Education, Gifted
Wolfe, Mary; Ward, Mary Jane – 1981
Project S.I.D. (Strength in Differences) had two major objectives: (l) to test the hypothesis that aspects of teaching media used in vocational education courses can correlate positively with aspects of the characteristics and learning styles of gifted and talented students; and (2) to generate a handbook that suggests supplementary activities…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Gifted, Guides, Instructional Materials
Taubin, Sara; And Others – 1978
This paper summarizes the indicators of extraordinary ability in young people; selects for more careful scrutiny some characteristics of the talented and gifted that would influence the content, sequence, and methods of sex education; and suggests the broad outlines of a differential curriculum of sex education. Data documenting advanced physical,…
Descriptors: Ability, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Hocevar, Dennis – 1979
To compile a list of activities and achievements considered as creative by laymen, 239 graduate and undergraduate students named their three most creative accomplishments and activities in each of six areas: mathematics and science; music; fine arts; performing arts; literature; and miscellaneous. This resulted in a 198-item list, which was rated…
Descriptors: Achievement, Creative Activities, Creativity, Creativity Tests
Robinson, Halbert B.; And Others – 1978
The intellectual and social abilities of young precocious children and the effects of educational interventions on these children are examined in this third year report of a longitudinal study of the developmental patterns of unusually precocious children. The report focuses on several studies conducted with preschool and elementary school age…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Education, Exceptional Child Research, Gifted
Docking, R. A.; And Others – 1978
Specialist schools in Western Australia are central schools having a special emphasis in their curriculum (such as music or mathematics) but also offering the regular range of secondary school courses. They provide specialization for selected students of particular talent or skill. This study investigated the background and current nature of…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Davis, Paul I.; Todd, Anita – 1979
The evaluation report of a gifted and talented workshop for teachers, parents, and community leaders is presented. Results of the pretest and posttest of the participants are provided. Pretest findings indicated, among other things, that a majority of educators felt that they had a fair understanding but needed to know more; that, among parents…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Gifted, Opinions, Parent Workshops
Howell, Sandra K. – 1979
Part of a 10 booklet series on talented and gifted education, the booklet describes the characteristics of talented and gifted children during the preschool and school years. The underachieving gifted child is discussed in terms of emotional problems, school programing, and cultural difference. Special traits and skills needed for teachers of the…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Problems, Gifted
POTTER, LOUIS A. – 1960
THE "HEIGHTS" PROGRAM, AS PART OF THE GREAT CITIES SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT MUCH CAN BE DONE TO CHANGE THE PATTERNS OF ASPIRATION, ACHIEVEMENT, AND ADJUSTMENT WHICH CULTURALLY DEPRIVED YOUTH TEND TO FOLLOW. TRADITIONAL GOALS OF EDUCATION WILL BE FOLLOWED, BUT THE TEACHERS AND STAFF WILL HAVE AT THEIR…
Descriptors: Achievement, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged, Educational Facilities Improvement
BLACK, MARTHA R.; AND OTHERS – 1962
RECOMMENDATIONS, SUGGESTIONS, AND POLICIES FOLLOWED IN ORGANIZING AND DEVELOPING A PROGRAM FOR EDUCATING THE MORE ABLE STUDENTS IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS OF KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND, WERE PRESENTED. SOME OF THE OBJECTIVES WHICH GUIDED THE POLICY-MAKING PROCESS ARE--TO IDENTIFY THE MORE ABLE STUDENTS AT AN EARLY STAGE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND PROVIDE IMPROVED…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration, Curriculum Development, High Schools
