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Direct linkRenzulli, Joseph S. – Roeper Review, 2023
In this article, I describe a few personal favorite contributions of Dr. Marcia Gentry, one of the most successful graduates from our doctoral program at the University of Connecticut, as well as a dear friend and collaborator. Marcia focused her life's work on the need to serve underserved and often-neglected populations in our field and…
Descriptors: Biographies, Gifted Education, Talent Development, State Universities
Guthrie, Kate H. – Roeper Review, 2020
What is it like to be a gifted adolescent girl in today's world? Situated in the context of a five-session group activity, called Gifted+Grounded, the purpose of this qualitative inquiry study was to better understand how two groups of gifted adolescent girls (Group 1 = 11, Group 2 = 14; Ages 13-16) made meaning of being "gifted." The…
Descriptors: Females, Student Attitudes, Groups, Summer Programs
Frazier, Andrea Dawn; Cross, Jennifer Riedl; Cross, Tracy L.; Kim, Mihyeon – Roeper Review, 2021
Prior research has shown that high-ability students from low-income backgrounds are more likely to lose academic ground when compared to high-ability students from middle- and high-income backgrounds. Hierarchical cluster analysis was used to evaluate estimations of school climate, bullying, ostracism, self-efficacy, and resilience from four…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Bullying, Self Efficacy, Resilience (Psychology)
Young, Jemimah L.; Young, Jamaal R.; Ford, Donna Y. – Roeper Review, 2019
Gifted girls of color represent a potentially untapped resource for increasing and sustaining a diverse science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce. Girls of color possess unique mathematics and science gifts and talents that can remain unrealized if not addressed before middle school. Culturally responsive STEM…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, STEM Education, Academically Gifted, Females
Rinn, Anne N.; Reynolds, Marilyn J. – Roeper Review, 2012
Gifted children and adolescents can display behavioral characteristics similar to those exhibited by children and adolescents who have been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), leading to potential issues with misdiagnosis. The overlapping characteristics between giftedness and ADHD are often seen as anecdotal or to only…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents, Children, Student Behavior
Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula – Roeper Review, 2010
Special schools focused on the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines are one of the best options for gifted students with talent and interest in these areas. Such schools offer benefits, such as unique opportunities for research and mentoring, that other options cannot. In this article, I compare the advantages and…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Summer Programs, Academically Gifted, Distance Education
Dailey, Debbie; Jackson, Nykela; Cotabish, Alicia; Trumble, Jason – Roeper Review, 2018
Informal science opportunities provide authentic experiences to stimulate students' interests in science and engineering and foster their curiosity through problem-based investigations. STEMulate Engineering Academy was designed to provide children (Grades 3-5) engineering opportunities and offer teachers a unique professional development…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Engineering Education, Learner Engagement, Science Interests
Henshon, Suzanna E. – Roeper Review, 2009
This article presents an interview with Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, director of the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University and a professor in the School of Education and Social Policy. She earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education from St. Xavier University in Chicago and her master's and doctorate degrees from…
Descriptors: Weekend Programs, Summer Programs, Academically Gifted, Distance Education
Newman, Jane L.; Gregg, Madeleine; Dantzler, John – Roeper Review, 2009
Summer Enrichment Workshop (SEW) is a clinical experience in the teacher preservice training program for gifted and talented (GT) master's degree interns at the University of Alabama. This mixed design study investigated the effects of the SEW clinical experience on interns' preparation to teach. Quantitative analysis demonstrated a statistically…
Descriptors: Gifted, Workshops, Summer Programs, Enrichment Activities
Little, Catherine A.; Kearney, Kelly L.; Britner, Preston A. – Roeper Review, 2010
Mentoring is widely advocated as an educational experience for academically talented students because mentors may provide stimulation for academic growth and serve as positive role models for students in areas of career interest. This study examined the experiences of 72 talented teenagers attending a university-based summer mentorship program.…
Descriptors: Mentors, Talent, Academically Gifted, Role Models
Gross, Candace M.; Rinn, Anne N.; Jamieson, Kelly M. – Roeper Review, 2007
The current study examined the relationship between gifted adolescents' overexcitabilities and self-concept, while also exploring gender and grade-level differences in overexcitabilities. Participants included 248 gifted adolescents who had completed the sixth through tenth grade during the previous academic year. Overexcitabllities were measured…
Descriptors: Gifted, Adolescents, Self Concept, Gender Differences
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
