Publication Date
| In 2025 | 17 |
| Since 2024 | 201 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 852 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1834 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 3523 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 415 |
| Teachers | 308 |
| Parents | 128 |
| Researchers | 106 |
| Administrators | 87 |
| Policymakers | 48 |
| Students | 34 |
| Counselors | 31 |
| Community | 8 |
| Media Staff | 6 |
| Support Staff | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Location
| Turkey | 231 |
| Australia | 154 |
| United States | 91 |
| Texas | 87 |
| Canada | 66 |
| Germany | 64 |
| North Carolina | 58 |
| South Korea | 56 |
| California | 52 |
| Israel | 47 |
| Hong Kong | 46 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 1 |
Peer reviewedWilson, Edward, Ed. – English in Texas, 1987
The challenges and rewards of dealing with the many types of students that can be found in today's English classrooms--gifted, handicapped, learning disabled, second language learners--are addressed in this focused journal issue. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Help Me Help You" (L. Quitman Troika); (2) "Students…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Bibliotherapy, Bilingual Students, Classroom Environment
Download full textFlorey, Janice; Tafoya, Nancy – 1988
A 1982 study revealed that American Indians comprise .8% of public school students, but only .3% of those participating in gifted programs, whereas respective White figures are 73.3% and 82%. Factors contributing to the inappropriateness of standardized assessment tools for identification of gifted American Indian students are neglect of…
Descriptors: Ability, Academically Gifted, Access to Education, American Indian Education
Tuttle, Frederick B., Jr.; And Others – 1988
The text focuses on identification criteria and characteristics of gifted and talented students in the context of educational programming. The section on characteristics discusses kinds of intelligence, indicators of giftedness, student characteristics that may pose difficulties for the classroom teacher (e.g., persistence, criticalness, and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Academically Gifted, Aptitude Tests
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 17 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) reasoning strategies used by gifted and average fifth grade children in written discourse; (2) the effect of mode of discourse on the syntactic complexity of…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Processes, Content Area Writing
Shore, Rima, Ed.; And Others – 1981
Project KANPE is a bilingual education program designed to help talented/gifted Haitian high school students of limited English proficiency to acquire second language proficiency while developing their academic skills to the fullest and to prepare them for early entry into mainstream honor classes. The program seeks to accomplish this goal by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs
Whiteford, Emma B. – 1979
As a part of the general project investigating how home economics teachers can adapt their teaching methods and materials to the special needs students, this individualized instructional guide is designed to provide practical information, suggestions, and guidance for the classroom teacher. Following a brief description of special needs students,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Daily Living Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Exceptional Persons
SEWELL, WILLIAM H. – 1963
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER IS TO PRESENT A SUMMARY OF PRESENT KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING RURAL AND URBAN DIFFERENCES IN STUDENT ASPIRATION AND OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE OF YOUTH. THE PAPER RELIED HEAVILY ON DATA OBTAINED IN A WISCONSIN RESEARCH PROJECT FINANCED BY THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION AND THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE. OTHER STUDIES MENTIONED INDICATED…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Aspiration, Career Choice
Stanley, Julian C. – 1973
The great value of standardized tests for locating talent that would otherwise be likely to remain submerged and unidentified is emphasized. Such tests must be appropriate to the actual ability level of the persons tested, regardless of their grade level, so that sufficient ceilings may be obtained and power of minds probed adequately. High test…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration, Achievement Tests, Advanced Students
Cohen, Arthur M., Ed.; Brawer, Florence B., Ed. – 1975
This monograph reviews recent literature pertaining to two-year college humanities students. It notes the current drift of community college students away from the humanities and other transfer curricula and toward vocational and occupational training. Overall enrollment trends are noted, as are the characteristics of particular kinds of students…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adult Students, Enrollment Trends, Humanities
Watson, Douglas – 1972
This report examines some of the many varieties of alternatives now available, their problems and pitfalls, and their hopes for the future. After defining alternative schools, the report discusses the rationale for having alternatives and then summarizes the range of alternatives available at both the elementary and secondary levels. Separate…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Case Studies, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Peer reviewedFluitt, John L.; Strickland, S. Mark – College and University, 1984
Results of a survey of 511 institutions concerning the organization and administration of both traditional early admission programs and early admission of exceptionally gifted children are reported. Information is included on: program origin; restrictions on credits, sessions, and course level; special counseling; recruitment; agreements with high…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Administrative Policy, Admission Criteria
Hartman, Melissa E., Ed. – Imagine, 2000
These five issues of a magazine designed for highly gifted and talented secondary students address marine science, anthropology and archaeology, making the most of summer, medicine and health sciences, and the World Wide Web. Featured articles include: (1) "The Ocean's Call: How My Love for the Ocean Grew into a Career" (Jessica Schulman Farrar);…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acting, Anthropology, Archaeology
Lohman, David F. – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 2005
The cultural and socioeconomic diversity of the U.S. school population is now and long has been underrepresented in programs for academically advanced students (see, e.g., Donovan & Cross, 2002; Marland, 1972). In the past decade, however, educators have offered several proposals for increasing the diversity of programs for the gifted and talented…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Academic Achievement, Talent Identification, Minority Group Children
Bonner, Fred A., II – 2001
The purpose of this investigation was to identify the factors found to contribute to the success of academically gifted African American male students within the college and university setting. Southern State University, a historically black university and Texas State University, a traditionally white institution, served as the settings from which…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Black Colleges, Black Students, Case Studies
Peer reviewedFeldhusen, John F.; Dai, David Yun – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 1997
A questionnaire administered to 305 gifted students, ages 9-17, enrolled in a summer program, examined perceptions and attitudes related to the gifted label and available educational opportunities. Analysis of responses yielded four factors: (1) acceptance of the gifted label; (2) perception of ability as incremental; (3) preference for…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Ability Identification, Academic Aspiration, Academically Gifted
