This article on Asperger's Syndrome (AS) in gifted individuals first reviews the history of AS, then describes the characteristics of persons with AS, discusses the identification of AS, and suggests educational modifications for AS individuals who are also gifted. The recommendations include: respecting individual differences, protecting the…

Twenty-four children (ages 27-58 months) with autism were tested on the Bayley, Merrill-Palmer, and Vineland scales. While scores on the different tests were highly correlated, actual test scores varied considerably, with the Bayley tending to produce the lowest IQ scores and the Merrill-Palmer the highest. Implications for selecting pre- and…

During the 20th Century, the most valued faculty members were those who achieved the greatest stature in their field. The acclaim received stemmed largely from success in narrowly focused work within the boundaries of a single discipline. Toward the end of the 20th Century, a new type of highly valued faculty member emerged as especially…

Students identified as gifted who also display one or more areas of disability remain under-identified both in special and gifted education programs. All too often school personnel do not have the resources necessary to make decisions about this unique group of students commonly called the twice-exceptional. The purpose of this article is to…

Background: Debates about the modifiability of cognitive ability have been largely resolved by reports of successful "thinking skills" interventions. However, such interventions are very diverse and generalization of effects relatively little explored. Aims: This study investigated whether a thinking skills intervention involving…

In the Creative and Academic Thinking Skills (CATS) Program, teachers who have been trained in developing higher-order and creative thinking skills go into early elementary classrooms to present lessons and provide followup activities. CATS integrates "gifted" materials and strategies into normal classroom activities. CATS lessons and…

This report examines the construct validity of the Ball Aptitude Battery (BAB), a multiple ability test battery designed to measure aptitudes related to successful work behavior. Construct validation has focused attention on the role of psychological theory and on the need to formulate hypotheses that can be examined in the validation process.…

This study sought to extend previous research by investigating performance of intellectucally gifted children on the Mental Processing Composite of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC). A sample of 54 children (aged 6-12) referred for possible gifted placement were administered the Sequential and Simultaneous scales. Average scores…

This publication presents a literature review on the gifted in Section I and a plan for a projected gifted national data base in Section II. Five common misconceptions concerning the gifted are disspelled, and in addition, characteristics of the gifted are listed. Discussion of programs for the gifted focuses on contents, learning environment, and…

This paper reviews literature-based giftedness definitions which have evolved as different manifestations of giftedness have been recognized. Various fields of giftedness are outlined, including mental, creative, specific academic, psychosocial (leadership), performing arts, kinesthetic (athletic), manipulative skills, and…

A mathematical setting based on a statistical sampling probability mechanism is described. In this setting, a mathematical meaning is given for the information function; and it becomes possible to study the relative merits of various ability-estimating procedures. The maximum likelihood estimation procedure under the one-, two-, three-parameter…

The manual for the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) cites a study of concurrent validity. A partial replication of the study yielded lower means and larger standard deviations for five of the MSCA scales and for the Stanford-Binet. (Author)

This study assesses the effectiveness of admission requirements such as grade point average, GRE test score, personal references, work experience, and personal goals statements in predicting student performance in specific library science classes and throughout a library school Master's program. It is suggested that the factors which predict…

QUESTIONNAIRE FORMS WERE SENT TO 98,000 11TH-GRADE STUDENTS IN 1960, AND 45,199 COMPLETED FORMS WERE RETURNED. OF THOSE RESPONDENTS QUESTIONED, 91 PERCENT GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND 1 PERCENT EXPECTED TO GRADUATE LATER. AFTER GRADUATION 45.5 PERCENT DID NOT CONTINUE IN ANY TYPE OF SCHOOL, WHILE 38.5 PERCENT ENTERED COLLEGE. THERE WERE 7…