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Personality Characteristics of Elementary School Students within the Top 1% of General Intellectual Ability: Comparison with General Education Students Using Three Personality Measures
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Andrea Hughs-Baird – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Historically, students within the top 1% of general intellectual ability (GIA) have been described as having unusual personality characteristics. It is generally accepted that students within the top 1% of GIA have unusual academic abilities and educational needs; however, the unusual social-emotional needs of students within the top 1% of GIA are…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Elementary School Students
Identifying and Serving Gifted and Talented Students: Are Identification and Services Connected?
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Gubbins, E. Jean; Siegle, Del; Ottone-Cross, Karen; McCoach, D. Betsy; Langley, Susan Dulong; Callahan, Carolyn M.; Brodersen, Annalissa V.; Caughey, Melanie – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2021
The importance of alignment between identification processes and program design is widely noted in gifted and talented education literature. We analyzed publicly available district gifted program plans (Grades 3-5) from two states to examine the extent to which district identification practices matched intervention strategies. Our team developed a…
Descriptors: Talent Identification, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Program Design
Gifted Students' Perceptions of the Differentiated Curriculum
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Dobron, Kendra Hollern – ProQuest LLC, 2011
A differentiated curriculum for the gifted provides learning experiences that are challenging, interesting, satisfying, useful in the application to the real world, transferable to other disciplines and content areas, and allows for choice. While a differentiated curriculum is necessary for gifted learners, students' attitudes, opinions, and…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Student Attitudes, Grade 3, Academically Gifted
A Qualitative Study: The Affects of the No Child Left Behind Act on Gifted and Talented Students
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Wylie, Antonia D. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of using a qualitative instrumental case study design for this research was to explore a school district and to gain an understanding about the academic obstacles that a school district may have regarding funding a gifted elementary school curriculum under NCLB mandates. The study elicited reliable and valid data from teachers and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
The Use of a Performance Assessment for Identifying Gifted Lebanese Students: Is DISCOVER Effective?
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Sarouphim, Ketty M. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of DISCOVER, a performance- based assessment in identifying gifted Lebanese students. The sample consisted of 248 students (121 boys, 127 girls) from Grades 3-5 at two private schools in Beirut, Lebanon. Students were administered DISCOVER and the Raven Standard Progressive Matrices…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Private Schools, Academically Gifted, Performance Based Assessment
Everyday Math: Offering Options, Opinions, and Challenges
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Veronda, Cynthia W. – Understanding Our Gifted, 2005
"Options". "Opinions". "Challenges". These are the key words used by a group of gifted 3rd- and 4th-grade students when asked what they want out of math. Although not surprised by the desire for challenges, most of the author's colleagues are intrigued by the students' wishes for options and opinions in math. After…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4, Academically Gifted