Examines factors related to high attainment (using data from Scottish School Leavers Survey) and asks whether these differ for males and females. Establishes a strong relationship between social advantage/high attainment within genders. Found girls took school more seriously than males, supporting theories girls and boys experience different peer…

A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO SELECTED ALUMNI AND CURRENT MEMBERS OF PHI THETA KAPPA TO DETERMINE (1) PRE-COLLEGE BACKGROUND, (2) JUNIOR COLLEGE ACTIVITIES, (3) TRANSFER SUCCESS, (4) OPINIONS ON JUNIOR COLLEGE, (5) COMPARISON OF JUNIOR AND SENIOR COLLEGES, (6) HONORS AND ACTIVITIES IN SENIOR COLLEGE, (7) UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE MAJORS, (8)…

After their freshman year in college in 1966, 1744 outstanding black high school students who had reached the Commended stage of competition in the first National Achievement Scholarship Program were followed up for study. They were classified according to the type of 4-year college attended: public or private predominantly Negro colleges, or low,…

This is the second report on the post high school plans of seniors in the top quarter in public high schools in Virginia in May 1970 who responded to a survey made by the Virginia State Department of education. Post high school plans were: (1) attendance at a 4-year college; (2) attendance at a 2-year college with plans to transfer to a 4-year…

Provides the names and schools of the 40 winners of the 37th Annual Science Talent Search which recognizes and rewards the independent science research efforts of exceptional secondary students. (SL)

Examines elements of gifted child education, including the process of identifying gifted students, implications for gifted education, and possible outcomes of labeling students. Emphasizes that some gifted children need more than a pull-out program, and that gifted child education can be a pattern for appropriately differentiated instruction. (MM)

Insufficient predictive validity on academic variables of the Structure-of-Intellect Learning Abilities Test Gifted Screening Form (SOI-LA-GSF) was found with 172 gifted grade four and 109 gifted grade seven students. The predictive validity of other measures was examined with 107 grade 10 students. (MC)

The ability for high future performance in English, French, Physics, and Mathematics was examined in 13-year-old students in 11 British comprehensive schools. Among results are that most high performers on 0-level examinations were also nominated by subject teachers as high performers. (Author/MC)

Describes the accumulated research evidence on the adult vocational achievements and satisfactions observed in the lives of people identified as gifted during their school years to identify early experiences frequently associated with these achievements and satisfactions. (Author/CT)

During the summers of 1978 and 1979, mathematics classes sponsored by SMPY (Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth) were held for seventh graders with the goal that participants learn as much precalculus mathematics as was feasible during the eight-week program. (SB)

Tested high- and average-achieving German fifth- and seventh-grade students' metacognitive knowledge, attributional beliefs, and performance on a sort recall test. Found ability-related differences in all three areas. Gifted children tended to attribute academic success to high ability while average children attributed success to effort. (SAK)

Comparison of three groups of gifted students (total n=275) in grades two through eight whose birthdays were either early, intermediate, or late in their school entry year found higher achievement for the older students but concluded that age position in relation to classmates does not appear to be a critical variable in the school performance of…

Describes factors hindering the recruitment and retention of minority students in gifted education. Presents recommendations for change that center on equitable screening and identification instruments and procedures, providing minority students with a quality education, addressing barriers to student achievement, and improving teacher…

The 2016 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 52nd in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…

This issue of the Center's "Systems Newsletter" will be the last one published under the aegis of Dr. JoyceVanTassel-Baska, the Center's founder and current Executive Director. As of this August Dr. VanTassel-Baska will officially retire from the College of William and Mary and the Center. She will still be an integral part of the Center…