Describes the accumulated research evidence on the adult vocational achievements and satisfactions observed in the lives of people identified as gifted during their school years to identify early experiences frequently associated with these achievements and satisfactions. (Author/CT)

Presents a plan for compacting and streamlining the regular curriculum in order to relieve gifted students of the boredom that often results from unchallenging work and to provide the time gifted students need to pursue acceleration and enrichment activities after prerequisite competencies have been mastered. (Author/RH)

Discusses (1) rationale for early identification and programing for gifted/talented children, (2) issues in developing a program for young children, (3) procedures for identifying the young gifted child, (4) guidelines for program evaluation, and (5) principles for program development. Two university programs, one for identifying gifted…

Investigated whether Black adolescent females (N=32) have higher levels of occupational aspiration than do White adolescent females (N=32), and if talented Black adolescent females aspired to more nontraditional occupations for women. Results indicated no difference in levels of aspiration or in the traditionality of occupational preferences. (RC)

The author describes a group of nine talented, creative third graders with whom she experimented with exercises designed to develop and enhance creativity. Included is a list of creative writing ideas. (KC)

One danger created by labeling is that a label can create its own reality. Labels are not merely descriptive, but connote superiority or inferiority and can be self-confirming. Giftedness is only a concept artificially defined by testing scores which may not be accurate. (JN)

The author presents a portrait of one gifted child, six-year-old Michael, and discusses procedures and tests for identifying pupils for an academically gifted program. (SJL)

The authors review problems associated with currently practiced matrix methods of identifying gifted students, describe an aggregation method utilizing a statistical approach involving standard scores, and relate the method to specific program examples. (SB)

The article describes Academic Game Bowls, a program of academic competition for gifted and talented elementary and secondary students in the Allegheny Intermediate Unit of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Aspects discussed include preparation, follow-through, follow-up, game models, and facilities. (DLS)

The relative effect of biological and social factors on the achievement patterns of women is explored through an analysis of data from the Terman study and comparison of the development of male and female gifted children. (JMF)

Daycare workers who had received in-service instruction on the characteristics of creatively gifted preschool children were more effective in successfully identifying preschool children with highly original ideas than were a comparable group of untrained daycare workers. (Author/SBH)

It is concluded, among other things, that although GIFT criterion related validity is modest, it predicts creativity about as well as other more complicated instruments, and its reliability is much better than teacher ratings or nominations; and that it also appears to have international and cross cultural face validity. (DLS)

Describes programs for the gifted: visual and performing arts for secondary students, enrichment for rural elementary students, and a learning center elementary enrichment program. NOTE: includes "INTERARTS: The High School Program for the Talented in the Arts" by Barbara Luehning, "Spice" by Jane V. Salisbury, and "Learning Center Enrichment…

The Educational Testing Service has begun a national talent search program in which high school seniors may submit evidence of their achievements in dance, music, theater, visual arts, or writing. Awards include cash stipends, scholarships, and workshop experiences. This article describes application and judging procedures and lists advisory panel…

The study was designed to measure the effects of participation and nonparticipation in the community based career education program on post high school career planning and direction of 42 gifted and talented high school students. (SBH)