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Discusses 2 issues that have hindered the past development of gifted education—the use of IQ tests as the sole criterion for determining giftedness and criticisms of the tracking system. Current problems are noted with respect to the liberalization of the criteria and the trivialization of the concept of giftedness. It is suggested that the future of gifted education will depend on a new conceptualization of giftedness, derived from developmental psychology, that will attend to affective as well as cognitive factors. (21 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

In the 29 years since the last special issue in the Journal of Counseling & Development focusing on gifted individuals, there has been considerable research regarding giftedness. However, meeting the counseling needs of gifted individuals has not been on the national agenda in counselor preparation. This article outlines the status of counseling the gifted from the standpoint of both the counseling and the gifted education professions and includes recommendations for future directions for both fields. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)

Evaluated 184 15–17 yr old gifted adolescents' views of their own giftedness and their perceptions regarding how giftedness is viewed by others. Results indicate that their views of giftedness were not unidimensional. Ss were positive about their giftedness but did not believe that others were positive. Also, Ss viewed giftedness as positive with regard to their personal growth and academic performance but as negative in social relations with others. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Two nonintellective variables, representing the imaginational (M) and the emotional (E) dimensions of mental life, and one broadly intellective variable (T) have been identified as characteristic of giftedness. A cross-sectional comparison showed no age trend when groups of gifted children (as young as age 9) and adolescents are compared with gifted adults. The broadly intellective variable T showed bimodal distribution creating two subsamples, one with T scores lower than 5, and one with T scores of 5 or more. This did not affect the M and E mean scores of the two subsamples of gifted adolescents. The three variables, E, M, and T are viewed here as critical contributors to the creative power and productivity of gifted people. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)

Notes that heterogeneity of dealing with issues in the education of the gifted is difficult to manage. It is also noted that the availability of resources is highly uneven and often unfairly distributed. The purpose of this chapter is to address the reasons this situation has developed and to evaluate the advantages as well as the disadvantages it produces. Topics discussed include the International Study Group for Early Child Care; lack of consensus about what giftedness means and who is gifted; security and shared beliefs; governmental and constitutional issues; school issues; and transition to college. Accelerative options for secondary school are appended. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)

Notes that transpersonal experience are experiences that go beyond individual consciousness, but this does not in itself qualify them as spiritual. The author believes there must be a criterion by which these experiences can be regarded as genuinely spiritual. Such a criterion was offered by W. James: inner communion with a higher universe engages a person in the the process of inner transformation. The observable consequences are the person appearing more centered, at peace, and loving toward others. People who have done the work of inner transformation—Gandhi, E. Roosevelt, E. Hillesum, Peace Pilgrim—all stress that the world changes for the better as a function of individual human beings' changing for the better: inner peace is the necessary condition of world peace. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)

Notes that an examination of the New School Movement approach makes clear that it contained elements of what is now regarded as essential for gifted education at this time. Empirical research is presented in support of this observation. Topics discussed include differentiation of curriculum and instructions as the main vehicle, Dalton schools, Montessori education, and Jena Plan Schools. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)

Helps psychologists and educators (1) see a clearer picture of moral principles and their relationship to brainpower; (2) appreciate more fully how giftedness carries with it potential for evil as well as good; and (3) explore the possibilities of interweaving "duties of the heart" with brilliance of the mind. Topics discussed include origins and applications of moral code; subjectivity in defining morality; some ideational visions of morality; the compatibility of giftedness and morality; extra cautions in interpreting relevant evidence; and teaching moral values to the gifted and the non-gifted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)

This reprinted article originally appeared in Gifted Child Quarterly, 37(4), 155-160. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 1994-19557-001.) Compared a national sample of gifted underachievers and gifted high achievers on a number of characteristics. Giftedness was measured as a composite score at or above the 95th percentile on the ACT. Underachievement was defined as reporting a high school GPA of <=2.25 (on a 4.00 scale), and high achievement was defined as reporting a GPA of >=3.75 (on a 4.00 scale). Ss were 30,604 high school juniors and seniors: 257 gifted underachievers and 30,347 gifted high achievers. The underachievers generally had lower scores on the ACT and less extensive out-of-class accomplishments. Over 90% of the underachievers were Caucasian males. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)

This chapter focuses on the remarkable research base and impact on practice of the talent search model. Researchers, educators, psychologists, and policymakers citing Pressey’s (1949) definition of acceleration typically do not include Pressey’s explanation of conventional education. However, understanding conventional or regular education is critical to a thorough understanding of the phenomenal impact of the talent search model, most of which occurs outside of the typical school setting. Pressey described “conventional or regular for an American child [is] to enter school shortly before or after his [or her] sixth birthday, to take a grade a year thereafter for twelve years, to enter college around eighteen, and graduate around twenty-two” (p. 2). In other words, Pressey’s definition of conventional education does not include acceleration. Pressey’s definitional paragraph concludes with questions salient to the topic of acceleration and the talent search model: “Whether the conventional pace and the normal ages are desirable [emphasis added] is an issue still to be determined, as is also the extent to which deviations from an established rate may be desirable for certain individuals” (p. 2). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)

The purpose of this chapter is to highlight three acceleration interventions, (a) above-level testing, (b) content acceleration in math, and, (c) Advanced Placement. Each intervention is practical in its approach and grounded in university-based partnerships. The identification process for each of the three interventions varies. However, the goal of each intervention is to address the needs of academically talented students through one or more forms of acceleration. Although we do not adhere to a single definition of gifted and talented, we regard a gifted student as an individual who is ready to learn advanced material, in more depth, at a faster rate, and earlier age than their grade cohort or their age-peers. These are students who are typically considered very high achievers, a concept that is operationalized through their performance on grade-level standardized tests. Typically, these high achievers earn scores that are near or have hit the ceiling of the grade-level test. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)

[book section covering several chapters] "Self-Concept of Gifted Students: Patterns by Self-Concept Domain, Grade Level, and Gender" / Nicholas Colangelo and Susan Assouline "Intelligence, Gender and Self-Esteem" / Fellyanka Stoyanova "Self-Concept of Chinese and Dutch Gifted and Non-Gifted Children" / Willy Peters, Hongli Ma, Franz Mönks and Guohua Ye "The Relationship Between Family Structure and Self-Esteem in Gifted Children" / Alper Sahin (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: book)

"Global Professionalism and Perceptions of Teachers of the Gifted" / Alexinia Y. Baldwin, Vialle Wilma and Catherine Clarke "Families: The Essential Context for Gifts and Talents" / Joan Freeman "Identifying and Educating Poor and Under-represented Gifted Students" / James H. Borland and Lisa Wright "Counseling Gifted Students" / Nicholas Colangelo and Susan G. Assouline "Underachievement in Gifted Children and Adolescents: Theory and Practice" / Willy A. M. Peters, Helga Grager-Loidl and Patricia Supplee "Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Disorder in Gifted Students" / Felice A. Kaufmann and F. Xavier Castellanos "Gender Differences in Engineering and Physical Sciences Among the gifted: An Inorganic-Organic distinction / David Lubinski, Camilla P. Benbow and Martha J. Morelock "Guiding Gifted Girls and Young Women / Barbara Kerr "Inclusive Education for Gifted Students with Disabilities" / Carolyn Yewchuk and Judy Lupart (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: book)