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Publication Date: 1998
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Gifted Education Quarterly, 1998.
Fisher, Maurice, Ed.
Gifted Education Press Quarterly, v12 n1-4 Win-Fall 1998
These four issues of "Gifted Education Quarterly" include the following articles: (1) "Using Test Results To Support Clinical Judgment" (Linda Kreger Silverman), which discusses some of the difficulties in obtaining accurate indications of a child's level of giftedness and the importance of using professional judgment in determining whether tests have been optimally used in the assessment process; (2) "Inclusion: A Wrong Turn for the Gifted in the 21St Century!" (Bruce Gurcsik); (3) "Motivating Gifted Learners through Problem-Based Learning" (Linda Lucas); (4) "The Search for Giftedness" (Linda Kreger Silverman), which discusses reasons for studying gifted children and offers a philosophy of giftedness; (5) "The Return of Gifted Children Monthly [as Gifted-Children.Com]" (James Alvino); (6) "Homeschooling Your Gifted Child: An Effective Alternative for Differentiated Learning" (Vicki Caruana); (7) "Finding and Serving the Young Gifted Child: A Crucial Need in the Schools" (Joan Franklin Smutny and others); (8) "Mozart and the Evolution of Western Music: An Important Study for the Gifted Student" (Andrew Flaxman); (9) "Cinderella Meets a Prince: Howard Gardner" (Jerry D. Flack), which describes connections that can be established between studies of Cinderella stores and gifted students' understanding of multiple intelligences and provides multiple intelligences activities; (10) "Chapter One: The Context for Using Technology" (Adrienne O'Neill and Mary Ann Coe), a chapter taken from "Technology Resource Guide: Transporting Gifted and Advanced Learners to the 21st Century." All issues include book news and reviews on publications related to gifted education and a profile of a famous gifted person. (CR)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Clinical Diagnosis, Computer Software, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Home Schooling, Inclusive Schools, Multiple Intelligences, Preschool Education, Problem Solving, Student Motivation, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Gifted Education Press, 10201 Yuma Ct., Manassas, VA 20109; World Wide Web: http://www.cais.com/gep.
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials; Guides - Non-Classroom
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