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Benbow, Camilla P.; Stanley, Julian C. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1982
Scores on the Math and Verbal Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) of 873 mathematically talented students (eighth grade and under) revealed that boys and girls performed similarly on the verbal SAT but that boys had a significantly higher mean score on the math SAT. (CL)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools, Mathematics
Stanley, Julian C. – 1986
Characteristics of 292 youths (269 males and 23 females) identified by high scores (before the age of 13) on the Scholastic Aptitude Test-Mathematics as part of the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) at Johns Hopkins University are reported. Several of the students have received Ph.D. degrees at very young ages. The young students…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Elementary Education, Family Characteristics
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Stanley, Julian C. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1988
Statistics are presented concerning background characteristics of 292 students who scored well on the mathematical sections of the Scholastic Aptitude Test at age 12 or younger. Discussed are the ratio of girls to boys, geographic distribution, verbal ability, parents' education level and occupational status, siblings, and educational…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Elementary Education
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Snyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
The 2011 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 47th 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…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education