To determine the relative levels of achievement of students enrolled in courses designed to permit individualized instruction and to determine those courses or instructional aspects considered effective or ineffective in achieving objectives, achievement data on 1,204 students within the post-secondary institutes of the Wisconsin vocational…

After reviewing old definitions of giftedness and research dealing with characteristics of the gifted, the author presents a definition that focuses on three clusters of traits--above average general ability, high level of task commitment, and high level of creativity. (IRT)

The best predictor for success in Algebra I was found to be the grade in eighth grade math. (KR)

First-grade students were administered the Boehm Test of Basic Concepts (BTBC), then given 15 weeks of instruction relevant to concepts for which corresponding BTBC items were most frequently missed. Improvements in mid-year and end-of-year BTBC performance did not occur, but a significant treatment effect did occur on the Stanford Achievement…

This publication provides arts specialists and gifted coordinators with procedures for identifying students who are gifted in dance. All personnel who are developing district identification procedures and trained individuals who will be involved in the screening and identification of gifted children in the area of dance should read this handbook.…

This report provides statistics on numbers of students in Ohio identified as gifted; examines the effect of a 1999 state law standardizing the identification of gifted students; identifies factors that influence the proportion of students that districts identify as gifted; compares the identification of gifted students in Ohio with other states;…

This brochure, in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole, is intended to help parents identify children who are gifted and may need an education that goes beyond what is provided in their classrooms. It focuses on eight characteristics typical of such children with examples of behaviors showing the characteristic. The characteristics are: (1)…

Author challenges the validity of the practice of ability grouping and segregating students according to their achievement or potential. (GB)

Tests developed for the evaluation of Control Technology, a basic engineering course of study in Great Britain, prove useful for the formative evaluation, but reflect the difficulty of assessing ability to solve technological problems. (Author/KM)

Reports discriminate analyses using data from several National Longitudinal Study of Mathematical Abilities (NLSMA) measures for two groups from the NLSMA Y-population, high and low geometry achievers. The analysis correctly classified from 75 percent to 95 percent of the groups, depending on the measure used. (JP)

The two subtests of level four of the School and College Ability Tests for school grades 6-8 are shown to predict freshmen grades in three Southern Negro colleges considerably better than did the Scholastic Aptitude Test. (JM)

The research here reported is a result of growing interest in the early identification and remediation of learning disabilities among preschool and primary age youngsters. A screening test is described. (Author/BY)

Investigation of test reliability when administered and scored by teachers without testing experience upheld contention that it be used as quick screening device and be given by classroom teachers. (CJ)