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Pelchar, Taylor K.; Bain, Sherry K. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2014
We examined rates of bullying and victimization among children identified as gifted who were in transition from elementary to middle school in a Southern U.S. school district. We also investigated levels of distress associated with bullying and victimization. Our results indicated that the fourth graders, before transition to middle school,…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Academically Gifted, Elementary School Students
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Jordan, Kelli R.; Bain, Sherry K.; McCallum, R. Steve; Mee Bell, Sherry – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2012
A total of 47 gifted and nongifted African American and Euro-American elementary students were rated by their teachers on a multidimensional instrument developed to minimize language considerations and to rely on local norms (Universal Multiple Abilities Scales [UMAS; McCallum & Bracken, 2012a]). Results from two factorial MANOVAs revealed no…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Comparative Analysis, Scoring, Discriminant Analysis
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Peters, Megan Parker; Bain, Sherry K. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2011
Bullying and victimization rates among 90 gifted and nongifted, high-achieving (HA) high school students were assessed by using the Reynolds Bully Victimization Scale (BVS; W. M. Reynolds, 2003). The mean scores indicate that gifted and HA high school students bully others and are victimized by others generally at unelevated rates based on BVS…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Bullying, Victims of Crime, High School Students
Gray, Rebecca; McCallum, R. Steve; Bain, Sherry K. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2009
Based on data from a sample of 106 students in grades 2 through 8, we explored the psychometric integrity of the Universal Academic, Cognitive, Creativity, Emotion Screening Scale (Universal ACCESS; R. S. McCallum & B. A. Bracken, in press). We obtained Cronbach's alphas ranging from 0.95 to 0.98 across the eight scales of the Universal ACCESS.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Validity, Integrity, Rating Scales
Bain, Sherry K.; Bliss, Stacy L.; Choate, Stephani M.; Brown, Katherine Sager – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2007
Seeking information about preconceived notions of the educational needs of children who are gifted, we asked 285 undergraduates in prerequisite classes for teacher education to complete questionnaires. Topics addressed included the need for special services for children who are gifted, perceptions of forms of service delivery in elementary…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Educational Needs, Elementary School Students, Academically Gifted