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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Gandara, Patricia – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 2004
This monograph describes the current educational status of Latino students in the United States and, based on the extant research, attempts to explain their relatively low educational performance. The research finds many structural and socio-cultural barriers to academic achievement for this group, including poverty, poor schooling, language …
Descriptors: Models, High Achievement, Hispanic American Students, Social Capital
Hennessey, Beth A. – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 2004
This primary goal of this monograph is to promote the creativity of gifted students. Importantly, especially high levels of intelligence or other hallmarks of giftedness do not necessarily predict creative behavior (Stein, 1968; Wallach, 1971). Yet many gifted children do have the requisite "ingredients" to become highly creative adult…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Social Psychology, Classroom Environment, Creativity
Treffinger, Donald J.; Young, Grover C.; Selby, Edwin C.; Shepardson, Cindy – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 2002
This monograph deals specifically with the challenge of recognizing or assessing creativity. It is intended for teachers, program coordinators, administrators, counselors, or researchers who are concerned with such questions as, "Can creativity be measured?" "What assessment tools are available to assist us in recognizing creativity in students?"…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Definitions, Student Evaluation