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Labuda, Michael, Ed. – 1985
Divided into six sections, this book focuses on creative pupils and creative reading, special considerations when developing programs for gifted students, materials and resources, meeting the writing needs of gifted students, suggestions for meeting their unique needs, and future trends regarding the gifted. The titles of the articles and their…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Thinking
Douglas, Peggy; And Others – 1983
The University of Arizona's Precollege Program for academically talented secondary school students, which enrolls qualified students in selected university summer courses, is described. The majority of the students are between their junior and senior year in high school and have a grade point average of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale. In addition to…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academically Gifted, College Attendance, College Bound Students
Swartzloff, Robert; And Others – 1985
In response to the National Commission on Excellence in Education Report, the McHenry Community High School District in Illinois analyzed its current high school programs. The analysis is presented under five areas: (1) instructional programs; (2) student services; (3) district planning, facility, and fiscal programs; (4) athletic and cocurricular…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Athletics, Curriculum Development
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Download full textStake, Jayne E.; Mares, Kenneth R. – Science Education Review, 2005
The benefits of enrichment programs for the enhancement of students' science achievement are well established. However, little evidence is available on the value of these programs for increasing students' confidence and motivation for science. One problem in measuring changes in students' science attitudes is that students may suffer from a…
Descriptors: Science Education, Academically Gifted, Enrichment Activities, High School Students
Robinson, Halbert B.; And Others – 1977
This study was designed to examine the predictive significance of different types and degrees of precocity in preschool children and to assess the effects of participation in a model preschool-kindergarten program operated in conjunction with the study. Extraordinary precocity is defined for this study as performance at the norm for children twice…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Demonstration Programs, Educational Experience
New York State Special Task Force on Equity and Excellence in Education. – 1982
A statewide task force established to improve educational equity in New York State describes its activities and results in this report. The task force chairman's letter of submittal discusses the Levittown v. Nyquist decision that led to the task force's formation and reviews the group's deliberations. The report then summarizes task force…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Educational Finance, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Wood, Jack M. – 1980
The basic philosophy underlying many contemporary developments in educational theory and practice is the concept of "equal opportunity" within an education system as distinct from the older concept of "equal education" for all. This research project investigated alternative educational environments that could be designed to…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Admission Criteria, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education
Rogers, Jan; Dutton, Suzann – 1979
The curriculum guide for Project ESURG (Exemplary Systems Unique for Rural Gifted) provides sample curriculum units appropriate for intellectually gifted students in elementary and junior high schools in rural areas. Underlying principles of the units include providing opportunities for creative expression, critical thinking, self assessment, and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Class Activities, Creative Expression, Critical Thinking
HAMPTON, NELLIE D. – 1962
AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE AN ADMINISTRATIVELY PRACTICAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED PUPILS IN SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS. THREE GROUPS OF APPROXIMATELY 60 FIFTH-GRADE SUBJECTS EACH WERE IDENTIFIED FOR THE STUDY. ONE GROUP (EXPERIMENTAL) WAS TRANSPORTED DAILY TO A CENTRAL LOCATION FOR AN 8-WEEK SUMMER SESSION,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Achievement
Euclid English Demonstration Center, OH.
THIS LITERATURE GUIDE FOR TEACHING HONORS STUDENTS IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IS BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT GIFTED STUDENTS ARE DIFFERENT IN KIND AS WELL AS DEGREE FROM AVERAGE STUDENTS AND THAT AN HONORS CURRICULUM SHOULD BE ORGANIZED AROUND THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS. A DISCUSSION OF THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE GIFTED CHILD IS PRESENTED TO SUGGEST THAT A CHILD'S…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
MARGULIS, JOHAN G. – 1964
PROJECT ABLE IS AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY AND TO ENCOURAGE POTENTIALLY ABLE PUPILS FROM CULTURALLY DEPRIVED OR LOW SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS TO COMPLETE APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS OF SECONDARY EDUCATION. STUDENTS FROM THE SEVENTH AND TWELFTH GRADES FROM CULTURALLY POOR OR UNHAPPY HOMES WERE SELECTED BY PRINCIPALS AND FACULTIES OF…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Advanced Programs, Cultural Enrichment
Pandya, Himanshu S. – 1980
The number of gifted students in high school vocational agriculture classes has increased four-fold in the last five years, according to a study of enrollment, methods of identification, curricular, and co-curricular and career awareness activities available to gifted students in schools offering vocational agriculture in the United States. A…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Administrator Attitudes, Agricultural Education, Career Guidance
Radcliffe, Shirley A.; Hatch, Winslow R. – 1961
The two techniques for advanced standing treated here are (1) the Advanced Placement Program administered by the College Entrance Examination Board and (2) the various plans that enable superior students to take courses in nearby colleges and universities while they are completing their high school programs. Some outcomes of advanced standing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Acceleration, Advanced Placement
Whitman, Robert S. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1964
Superior high school students (975 finalists in the NCTE Achievement Awards Program) were surveyed to find what one book was most significant to each of them in their high school experiences, and the reason for the significance. In response to questionnaires, the students cited 416 different titles, 72% of which were novels. The top 10 books were…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Bibliographies, Books, English Instruction
Harden, Harold D. – 1976
The credit awarded to selected students at the University of West Florida for their nontraditional educational experiences was examined and the significance of the credit to the students in their gaining admission and on their completing degree requirements was determined. Focus of the study was on the credit granted for educational experiences in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, Academically Gifted, Acceleration
