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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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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
Coates, Deborah L.; Perkins, Tiffany; Vietze, Peter; Cruz, Mariolga Reyes; Park, Sin-Jae – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 2003
This final research monograph describes intervention research to improve thinking skills in high ability, high school students attending an urban magnet school for primarily low-income ethnic minority students who come from families that have historically experienced social inequality and various forms of discrimination in the United States. The…
Descriptors: High Schools, High School Students, Cultural Differences, Creativity
Hebert, Thomas P.; Cramond, Bonnie; Spiers Neumeister,Kristie L.; Millar, Garnet; Silvian, Alice F. – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 2002
E. P. Torrance: His Life, Accomplishments, and Legacy is a tribute to the renowned creativity researcher, university teacher, and mentor to numerous individuals throughout the world. This monograph is presented in three sections which include a discussion of Torrance's life, followed by an overview of his accomplishments, including his creativity…
Descriptors: Creativity, Gifted, Talent, Measures (Individuals)
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
Gubbins, E. Jean, Ed.; Siegle, Del, Ed. – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented Newsletter, 1996
Two newsletters from the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) include the following major articles: (1) "Everything You Need To Know about the NRC/GT: Web Site, Videos, and Texts" (E. Jean Gubbins); (2) "A. Harry Passow: Scholar and Friend" (E. Jean Gubbins and Joseph S. Renzulli); (3) "Learning How New Teachers Relate to…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Creativity, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education