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Andretta, James R.; Worrell, Frank C. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2022
The Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory--Time Attitude Scales (AATI-TA) were used to examine the association between time attitudes and self-reported academic and social-emotional outcomes in 967 academically talented adolescents (M age = 14.27, SD = 1.42) attending a summer educational program. The AATI-TA consists of six subscales assessing…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Summer Programs, Adolescents
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Gelgoot, Erin S.; Bulakowski, Paul F.; Worrell, Frank C. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2020
In flipped classrooms, students learn course content by watching flipped lessons (videos) outside of class time. During class, instructors guide learning by answering questions, facilitating projects, and fostering relationships with students. Although flipped classrooms are gaining popularity in secondary school settings, most research is…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Video Technology, Homework, Academically Gifted
Young, Adena E.; Worrell, Frank C. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2018
Two studies were conducted to examine and compare the construct validity of scores on the Junior Metacognition Awareness Inventory (JMAI) and problem-solving interview protocols. Participants consisted of 183 middle and high school students attending a university summer program for academically talented youth. Study 1 results indicated that JMAI…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Metacognition, Mathematics Instruction, Academically Gifted
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Erwin, Jesse O.; Worrell, Frank C. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2012
Several scholars have asserted that the underrepresentation of minority students in gifted and talented education (GATE) programs is the result of biased assessment practices. However, an examination of the psychometric properties of scores on cognitive ability, achievement tests, and rating scales do not support these claims. We contend that the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Group Membership, Summer Programs, Academically Gifted
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Young, Adena E.; Worrell, Frank C.; Gabelko, Nina H. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2011
In this study, we used logistic regression to examine how well student background and prior achievement variables predicted success among students attending accelerated and enrichment mathematics courses at a summer program (N = 459). Socioeconomic status, grade point average (GPA), and mathematics diagnostic test scores significantly predicted…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Diagnostic Tests
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Worrell, Frank C. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2007
In this study, academically talented African American (n = 28), Asian American (n = 171), Hispanic (n = 28), and White (n = 92) middle and high school students are compared on ethnic identity (EI) and other group orientation (OGO) attitudes as measured by the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure. The contributions of these variables to self-esteem…
Descriptors: African American Students, Ethnicity, Summer Programs, Academically Gifted
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Worrell, Frank C.; Roth, David A.; Gabelko, Nina H. – Roeper Review, 2006
This study investigated the reliability and structural validity of Elementary Reading Attitude Survey ([ERAS]; McKenna and Kear, 1990) scores in 575 academically talented students attending an academic summer program. Results indicated that ERAS Academic and Recreational scores had satisfactory internal consistency coefficients, and that…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Recreational Reading, Reading Attitudes, Factor Analysis