Used the theory of work adjustment as a conceptual framework in evaluating multipotentiality, taken from the psychological literature on counseling intellectually gifted individuals. An examination of over 1,000 gifted students, assessed with the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Study of Values, and J. L. Holland's 6 interest themes revealed little…

Traces the recent differentiation of the construct of talent (versus gifted) and discusses how talent emphasis has enriched the field of gifted education. Examines definitions of talent and describes talent as a high-performance capability in specific academic disciplines or achievement domains other than the arts; thinking skills; a…

Early life experiences can powerfully impact attitudes toward learning and later achievements in education. The chances for optimal development of children with special needs, including the gifted and talented, can be enhanced with identification and intervention at an early age. Current research on the young gifted has overlooked the delineation…

While the attention of the country is focused on the global and national war on terrorism, the war on academic terrorism is being waged in classrooms, infiltrating the gifted programs, and altering the outcomes derived for students participating in gifted programs. The war on academic terrorism is related to the broad areas of curriculum and…

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…

This publication presents a literature review on the gifted in Section I and a plan for a projected gifted national data base in Section II. Five common misconceptions concerning the gifted are disspelled, and in addition, characteristics of the gifted are listed. Discussion of programs for the gifted focuses on contents, learning environment, and…

This review on the gifted student reveals quite forcefully that those who are young, gifted, and black have neither been observed nor served to any appreciable extent. The findings of this survey of programs show that most schools that responded to the questionnaire had more than one program for student with high academic potential and that these…

The purpose of this study was to do a follow-up of some of the graduates of the honors program at Indiana University, to explore their current activities and career involvements, and to obtain an assessment of the honors program that is mediated by intervening experience and a sense of perspective of the students' college years. Results of the…

Academically talented females are likely to aspire to achieve far less than their male cohorts, particularly in mathematics and science. Several sociocultural factors have been identified that create special problems to the gifted female. The implications of these factors for developing appropriate counseling strategies for intellectually gifted…

The Academic Team (A Team) program at Plano (Texas) Senior High School provides academic enrichment for talented students in grades 9-12. Outstanding A Team students are recognized with trophies and scholarships. The school district and the high school have found the program an excellent means of encouraging academic achievement. (MCG)

Study samples suggest that the high ability underachiever is characterized by low need for order and higher need to belong to supportive groups; the high ability achiever seems more independent and less attached to his peer group. (Author)

Superior students' capacities for intellectual and aesthetic experience appear to be highly actualized. However, their excessive independence appears to be thwarting to another important area of human fulfillment, i.e., living in rewarding interpersonal relationships. (Author/CJ)

The evidence from the study clearly indicated that AP English teachers taught a greater amount of classic" fiction and slightly more second rate, contemporary selections. The intensive approach to literature study was more characteristic of the AP English Program than of the regular English program. (Author)

Achievers had significantly higher self-concepts than underachievers on the intellectual and school status subscale. Achievers had significantly higher internal locus of control scores than underachievers for the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire's total score and positive score. No sex differences were revealed. (Author)

In this study, 425 academically talented students completed questions assessing achievement goals and beliefs about intelligence. Students ranged widely in learning goals that focus on understanding material and performance goals that focus on doing better than others. As learning goals became stronger, so did beliefs that intelligence could…