This article addresses the current knowledge base on the talent development process and suggests new direction for continued research and development. It presents current understandings about talent development both from a conceptual and operational vantage point. It also links the research bases of creativity and talent development. (Contains…

This article describes how an inner-city school used Renzulli's enrichment activities model to provide opportunities to above-average students who may not have been identified by traditional identification procedures. The program offered students opportunities to produce "real world" videos utilizing a production company who trained them in media…

This article explores how gifted children learn to think. Issues related to the learning experiences of gifted children emerge from a consideration of work collected from primary classrooms and are developed by reference to children's work on a structured program designed to support aspects of thinking associated with decision making. (Contains 5…

This article gives an overview of key factors which need to be born in mind when planning for effective classroom differentiation, namely, long term planning, an equitable definition of exceptionality, consideration of multiple intelligences together with varying learning styles, and classroom strategies for differentiation and higher order…

This article describes the development of gifted education in Victoria, Australia. It discusses implementation of the Bright Futures Policy and Program in 1995, the special gifted programs, and the Bright Futures Professional Development Package designed to improve gifted identification, develop awareness of school-based program options, and…

This article discusses strategies for differentiating the curriculum for gifted students by using a creative approach to language teaching. It provides suggestions for co-operative and creative classroom language activities, including making a syllable pie, starting a dictionary of sub-cult words, cryptic crosswords, poetry, and tracing language…

This article discusses the purpose of gifted program evaluation and identifies some of the pertinent issues involved in evaluating gifted programs. The gifted program delivered by the Peel District Board of Education in Ontario, Canada, is used to illustrate key evaluation considerations, including gifted identification procedures and gifted…

Investigates preservice elementary school teachers' perceptions of the changes in science teaching and learning over time and integrating these with educational technology. (Contains 13 references.) (YDS)

Investigates the effectiveness of two teaching methods on students' achievement and attitudes toward science. Assigns a unit on living organisms and uses both a traditional teaching approach and the jigsaw cooperative method, and uses a 20-item multiple choice test to evaluate student achievement. (Contains 14 references.) (Author/YDS)

Explains the difficulties physical chemistry faculty experience during their initial year of employment due to lack of experience in teaching. Investigates common problems faculty experience and offers possible solutions. (Contains 13 references.) (Author/YDS)

Explains the reasons for allergies to latex gloves and includes suggestions for individuals at risk. (YDS)

Discusses the educational discrimination females face in India. Explains the Scientific and Technological Literacy (STL) initiative recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and a project targeted to make science friendly for girls in India. (Author/YDS)

Reports on the USA Science/Industry Advisory Board Meeting which was held October 8-9, 2001 in Uniqema, New Castle, DE. Discusses industry and science education interactions. (Author/YDS)

Using Bourdieu's theory of cultural capital, which explains how social class influences transmission of educational inequality, this article questions the extent to which various forms of capital also apply to ethnic minorities. Discusses a study of Dutch, Surinamese, Turkish, and Moroccan students, which found that there was no mediating effect…

Suggests that the high dropout rate among first-year students in French universities is due in part to economic factors, which push some students into attending school when work is scarce. Differentiates between those who enter school to invest in the future and those who enter by default. (Contains 71 references.) (NB)