Gifted Education Commons^™

Our Gifted Children: Are They Asking Too Much?, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Lectures, Speeches, and Talks

No abstract provided.

Ua35/11 The Honorable Mention, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter regarding WKU honors students and curriculum.

First In The World Consortium Dinner Meeting Of School Board Members, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Lectures, Speeches, and Talks

No abstract provided.

Ua35/11 The Honorable Mention, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter regarding WKU honors students and curriculum.

Multiple Intelligences And The Gifted Identification Of African-American Students, Oscar Scott Jr.

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

There have been three national reports addressing giftedness: Education of the Gifted and Talented: Report to the Congress of the United States by the U.S. Commissioner of Education (1972) AKA the Marland Report; The National Report on Identification: Assessment and Recommendations for Comprehensive Identification of Gifted and Talented Youth (1982) AKA the National Report on Identification; and National Excellence: A Case for Developing America's Talent (1993) AKA National Excellence. All have documented the underrepresentation of African-American students in programs for the gifted and talented and the disproportionate reliance on standardized intelligence and achievenent tests for gifted and talented program selection. …

1995 Imsa Commencement, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Lectures, Speeches, and Talks

No abstract provided.

1995 Seventh Annual Imsa Presentation Day, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

IMSAloquium Event Booklets

"On Wednesday, April 26th, (EX Day), the Academy will once again showcase the research that we as a pioneering community do both here and off campus at the Seventh Annual Presentation Day."

Ua35/11 The Honorable Mention, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter regarding WKU honors students and curriculum.

1994-95 Annual Report, Research Innovative Teaching And Service, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Annual Reports

This 1994-95 Annual Report highlights a year of creative new initiatives and partnerships, both internal and external. Included are special events, action research, integrative teaching and learning across the curriculum, statewide recruitment, statewide service, state and private investment, and student achievement.

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

• Allen, Melody. Women in Control of Courtship in As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice and All's Well That Ends Well
• Amlani, Islamshah. Electron Stimulated Desorption of Alkali Halides
• Brillhart, Kelly. Women Without Men: Hemingway's Female Characters
• Burton, Lori. Financial Statements with Environmental Concerns: An Exploratory Study of the Impact on the Auditor's Role and Responsibilities
• Combs, Vicki. Dancing the Descent: Energy and Entrophy in William Carlos Williams
• Davis, Julie. Prelude to …

A Preliminary Study In The Design Of A Stress Inventory For Gifted Students: A Factor Analysis Of Potential Items, David Kinkade

Masters Theses

Items were designed for potential utilization in a stress inventory for gifted students. Two types of items were written; the first assessing stressful life events and situations, the second assessing coping ability. Both sets of items were administered to gifted students (N = 162) currently enrolled in the seventh and eighth grades. A principle components factor analysis with a varimax rotation was performed on both sets of items separately. The first set produced a four factor solution. The factors which emerged were identified as self-concept of giftedness, positive gifted programming, negative aspects of the gifted label, and performance pressure. The …

A Handbook For Honors Administrators, Ada Long

National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs

Honors administrators are singular creatures on their own campuses. Deans have other deans, vice presidents have other vice presidents, but honors directors are one of a kind. Often they have more in common with their presidents than with anyone else on campus in that they are responsible for a huge array of tasks: recruitment, admissions, scholarships, fundraising, curriculum development, advising, student life, crisis management and public relations; but, while college presidents have administrators to whom they delegate those various responsibilities, an honors director often does them all personally.

This handbook is intended, therefore, to serve as an on-campus companion and …