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Direct linkMakkonen, Taina; Lavonen, Jari; Tirri, Kirsi – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2023
This qualitative study used in-depth interviews to investigate how gifted Finnish upper-secondary-school physics students (N = 24) actualize their physics talent in their career choices. The data were analyzed using inductive content analysis. Half of the students had their primary career choice in natural sciences and engineering (NS&E). The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Physics, Career Choice
Download full textÖzarslan, Murat; Çetin, Gülcan – Science Education International, 2018
The aim of the study was to determine gifted and talented students' views about biology activities in a science and art center. The study was conducted with 26 gifted and talented students who studied at a science and art center in southwestern Turkey. Students studied animal and plant genus and species in biology activities. Data were collected…
Descriptors: Talent, Student Attitudes, Biology, Science Instruction
Swanson, Joan Ann; Ficarra, Laura R.; Chapin, Deborah – Preventing School Failure, 2020
School reform efforts are reflected in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and increasingly impact potential for differentiation of instruction, which is critical in effectively educating students with varying achievement and learning needs. Although CCSS were developed to establish a ubiquitous foundation of educational expectations by grade…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Individualized Instruction, Expertise, General Education
Kettler, Todd; Bower, Janessa – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2017
Creativity and giftedness are frequently associated, and schools may use measures of creativity for identifying gifted and talented students. The researchers examined three aspects of elementary student creativity: (a) the relationship between a teacher's rating of student creativity and rubric-scored student writing samples, (b) group differences…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creativity, Teacher Evaluation, Gender Differences
Young, Adena E.; Worrell, Frank C. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2018
Two studies were conducted to examine and compare the construct validity of scores on the Junior Metacognition Awareness Inventory (JMAI) and problem-solving interview protocols. Participants consisted of 183 middle and high school students attending a university summer program for academically talented youth. Study 1 results indicated that JMAI…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Metacognition, Mathematics Instruction, Academically Gifted
Garrett, Lynda; Rubie-Davies, Christine – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2014
The small-scale study reported here sought to ascertain the experiences of talented undergraduate students across four faculties within one university in New Zealand. Thirty-eight undergraduate participants from the four faculties were identified by 16 staff participants based on criteria used by the academic staff in their respective faculty,…
Descriptors: Talent, Postsecondary Education, Student Characteristics, Undergraduate Students
Beisser, Sally Rapp; Gillespie, Catherine Wilson; Thacker, Valerie Marsh – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the concept of play through the eyes of talented and gifted (TAG) fifth- and sixth-grade students. Three focus groups consisting of fifth- and sixth-grade TAG students were conducted in one urban, one suburban, and one rural school district in the Midwest. Students were asked to describe the value of play…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Student Attitudes, Play, Rural Schools
Janesick, Valerie J. – 1989
A qualitative evaluation related to the creation of a Regional High School of Excellence (RHSE) in upstate New York is described. The focus is on a summer pilot study of the RHSE conducted while the continuation of the project was jeopardized by proposed budget cuts. The stages of development, problems involved in passing the proposal through the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Educational Assessment, Ethnography, Evaluation Methods
Dunbar, Donald A.; Salazar, Irene M. – 1985
The Gifted and Talented Program (GAT) of the Mellon Junior High School, Mt. Lebanon School District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was evaluated in 1985. Questionnaires were sent to 139 parents and 50 academic teachers. In addition, 9 teachers, 4 administrators, and 12 parents were interviewed. Responses were summarized in detail regarding 14 topics,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Assessment, Individualized Education Programs
Idaho State Dept. of Education. Special Education Section. – 1994
This manual for Idaho school districts covers the identification, assessment, and educational needs of students who show intellectual promise, specific academic performance, leadership, creativity, or talent in the visual or performing arts. It is organized into seven chapters and seven appendices which take up approximately half the publication.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Creativity, Cultural Differences
Starko, Alane J. – 1992
This training module is designed to provide an introduction to education of the gifted and talented, including information on characteristics associated with gifted/talented individuals and suggestions for modifying curriculum to meet the needs of above-average students. Part 1 of the module covers the following topics: definitions and models of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Check Lists, Curriculum Development
[Johnson, David L.]
The Gifted and Talented Screening Form (GTSF) was initially developed to introduce the screening process to school districts developing their first programs for gifted and talented children. The GTSF, designed for grades K-9, screens for talent in six general areas: academics, intelligence, creativity, leadership, visual and performing arts, and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Academically Gifted, Classroom Observation Techniques
