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Peer reviewedMcCoach, D. Betsy – Gifted Child Today, 2002
This article discusses the benefits of using the Internet to enrich the social studies curriculum and the need to teach students to evaluate every Web site they visit according to three criteria: reliability, authorship, and purpose. Questions are listed to aid students in this evaluation process, along with Web sites. (CR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Evaluation Criteria, Gifted
Peer reviewedReis, Sally M.; McCoach, D. Betsy – Exceptionality, 2002
This article reviews research regarding gifted students with disabilities who underachieve. Educators are urged to determine whether underachievement stems from more serious physical, cognitive, or emotional issues, a mismatch between the student and environment, or a personal characteristic, and develop intervention strategies specifically…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Family Influence
Peer reviewedMcCoach, D. Betsy; Kehle, Thomas J.; Bray, Melissa A.; Siegle, Del – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Explores several controversial issues surrounding the identification of students as both gifted and learning disabled. Argues against the use of profile analysis to identify gifted students with learning disabilities. Proposes guidelines for school psychologists to identify students with intellectual gifts and learning disabilities, and provides…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Educational Diagnosis, Gifted Disabled, Learning Disabilities
