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Peer reviewedRowe, Sula J. – English Journal, 1983
Describes an independent reading program for gifted students used by the the Blue Mountain Union Schools in Wells River, Vermont. (JL)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Reading, Independent Study
Peer reviewedPerkins, Shirley – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Discusses major policy issues in gifted education in the 1970s and 1980s, particularly those of determining eligibility and of defining gifted education curriculum and its relationship with basic education. Recommends adopting an "ecological approach," in which available basic education programs and individual students' needs are considered in…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Articulation (Education), Curriculum, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedFeldhusen, John – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Reviews 20th-century research on gifted students and on approaches to their education. Discusses recent federal and organizational initiatives and describes several current approaches to gifted education. Includes an extensive bibliography. (MCG)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Educational Development, Educational Needs, Educational Research
Peer reviewedWoods, Sadie Bryant; Achey, Virginia H. – Roeper Review, 1990
The Academically Gifted Project in Greensboro, North Carolina, sought to increase racial/ethnic group representation in an elementary school's Academically Gifted Program by enhancing referral and evaluation procedures rather than lowering or changing requirements for identification. This paper describes the project's development, procedures used,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Elementary Education, Eligibility
Harrington-Lueker, Donna – Executive Educator, 1991
Experts discuss the approaches used with the nations's gifted and talented students. Among the reasons for program problems is the on-again, off-again interest from the U.S. public and policymakers. Highlights milestones in gifted education; theories of acceleration vs. enrichment; and the controversial option of residential schools. (MLF)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Hansen, Joe B.; And Others – 1986
The evaluation of the Portland (Oregon) Public Schools' Summer Program focused on academic achievement of its students, grades K-8, who participated in 1985. Courses included arts and crafts as well as basic and remedial instruction in reading, mathematics, and language. The achievement gains of summer school students were compared to the whole…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Elementary Education
Download full textSoutheastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE), Tallahassee, FL. – 1992
The Sharing Success program, recognizes exemplary public school programs and practices in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Each year, SERVE emphasizes a specific program area for recognition based on one of the national goals for education. This "Sharing Success" publication…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Algebra, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education
