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Lindsay Ellis Lee; Anne N. Rinn; Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2024
The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) is the most widely used norm-referenced creativity test used in gifted identification. Although commonly used for identifying talent, little is known about how creativity tests, like the TTCT-Figural, contribute to the probability of being identified as gifted especially with underrepresented…
Descriptors: Gifted, Identification, Creativity Tests, Creative Thinking
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Connors, Priscilla; Bednar, Carolyn – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2015
Purpose/Objectives: The study objective was to document choices of entrées, vegetables, fruits, grains/breads, and beverages on lunch trays and to determine the amount of each that was discarded after mealtime. Methods: A convenience sample of two urban middle school cafeterias in Texas participated in the study which took place in the 2010-2011…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Middle Schools, Middle School Students, Food
Wisely, Lynn Woodward – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the relationships of college knowledge and parent education level with these college-going beliefs: (a) self-efficacy, (b) outcome expectations, (c) likelihood both to go to and graduate from college, (d) choice intentions, and (e) educational goals. Social Cognitive Career Theory (Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994) provided the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, Student Attitudes, Beliefs