IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDY THE PROBLEM INVOLVED IN EARLY ADMISSION AND ADOPT A LOCAL POLICY PERMITTING THE ADMISSION OF QUALIFIED PUPILS REGARDLESS OF PRESENT AGE REQUIREMENTS. THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, AFTER AN INITIAL SCREENING OF APPLICANTS, ASSUMED THE COST OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING IN ALL CASES WHERE THE COST OF SUCH…

THE REPORT DISCUSSED HOW TEACHERS WORKED IN VARIOUS SUBJECT MATTER AREAS AND COMPARED VARIOUS TEACHERS IN SIMILAR AND DIFFERENT AREAS. OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE OF SINGLE GROUPS IN DIFFERENT AREAS. OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE OF SINGLE GROUPS OF GIFTED CHILDREN IN THE FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH GRADES. MORE ABLE STUDENTS WERE FOUND TO ACCOMPLISH MORE, DELVE…

This booklet on teaching composition to gifted students in kindergarten through grade 12 begins by defining the term, "gifted student," and stressing the importance of a good writing curriculum to those students. It then discusses (1) guidelines for creating a writing program for gifted students; (2) Benjamin Bloom's taxonomy applied to…

The document outlines characteristics of the Birmingham (Michigan) Program for the Gifted and Talented, a program which serves elementary and secondary level students capable of high performance, demonstrated achievement, and/or potential ability in any of the following areas, singly or in combination--general intellectual ability, specific…

THE PRIMARY AIM OF THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF POTENTIALLY ABLE DISADVANTAGED NEGRO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN INDEPENDENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS MIGHT INITIATE A SPECIAL NEGRO SCHOLARSHIP DRIVE. ALSO, COLLEGES MIGHT ENCOURAGE PROSPECTIVE NEGRO FRESHMEN BY PROVIDING…

In an attempt to determine whether a 2-year open-door institution known for its services to the academically weak would be suitable for academically superior students, the Instructional Council of Skagit Valley College requested comment from interested faculty, and polled "better" (GPA 3.0 or higher) students to determine their degree of…

The curriculum guide for teaching social sciences to mentally gifted children in grades 1 through 3 includes information about the interrelationships among individuals, broad understanding of the institutions created by human beings for their own guidance and control, and comprehension of the interactions between human beings and the elements of…

In order to examine current institutional programming for the high achievement student, questionnaires were sent to 225 community colleges accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The survey considered the basic concerns of honors programming--organization, operations, staffing, student selection, financial…

After their freshman year in college in 1966, 1744 outstanding black high school students who had reached the Commended stage of competition in the first National Achievement Scholarship Program were followed up for study. They were classified according to the type of 4-year college attended: public or private predominantly Negro colleges, or low,…

This is the second report on the post high school plans of seniors in the top quarter in public high schools in Virginia in May 1970 who responded to a survey made by the Virginia State Department of education. Post high school plans were: (1) attendance at a 4-year college; (2) attendance at a 2-year college with plans to transfer to a 4-year…

Two samples of verbally gifted adolescents were tested using cognitive and personality measures. Although both groups were found to be unusually mature and well adjusted, they varied considerably in sociopolitical intelligence--the ability to formulate viable solutions to moral, social, and political problems. (Author/MV)

Problem-solving and creativity measures were administered to 127 gifted New York City school children from grades 4-6, in an attempt to relate these cognitive variables to affective traits of locus of control, self-esteem, and tolerance of ambiguity. No sex differences were obtained on the affective tasks. (Author)

Described are the development and field testing of measures of creativity, thinking skills are research for academically talented elementary school students. (CL)

Provides the names and schools of the 40 winners of the 37th Annual Science Talent Search which recognizes and rewards the independent science research efforts of exceptional secondary students. (SL)

Provides a critical and detailed evaluation of Jeannie Oakes book "Keeping Track." The thesis of the book is that educational inequities are caused by tracking. The author of this review does not agree with that thesis, pointing out that grouping of gifted students for instruction in advanced curriculum produces positive student gains.…