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Sayler, Michael F. – Roeper Review, 2015
The University of North Texas's Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science began admitting students to its 2-year early college entrance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program in the fall of 1988. This program provided accelerated entry for top students in Texas in the areas of mathematics and science. Approximately 200…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Educational Opportunities, Educational Development, Career Academies
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Wickes, Katherine N. Saunders; Ward, Thomas B. – Roeper Review, 2006
This paper examines the structure of implicit theories of creativity in a sample of gifted adolescents and describes the development and use of the Creative Self Checklist and the Creative Individual Checklist, adjective checklists designed to assess endorsement of creativity-related personality and behavioral attributes. Findings indicate that…
Descriptors: Creativity Tests, Check Lists, Adolescents, Academically Gifted
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Moon, Tonya R.; Brighton, Catherine M.; Callahan, Carolyn M. – Roeper Review, 2002
A national survey of 1,289 elementary teachers and focus groups examined effects of state testing programs on instructional practices and implications for gifted students' motivation. Results suggest that testing programs are likely to discourage effective classroom practices and instead lead to teachers engaging in one-size-fits-all practices.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers