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50 Years of ERIC
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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Maker, C. June – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 2005
C. June Maker, Professor at the University of Arizona, has developed a unique performance-based assessment in which children are observed by teams of teachers, counselors, paraprofessionals, administrators, specialists in education of the gifted and bilingual education, and local community members. The assessment, designed initially to …
Descriptors: Gifted, Bilingual Education, Problem Solving, Program Effectiveness
Lucas, Samuel R. – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 2004
Schools are complex organizations that serve as the primary official location for the socialization of children in the United States. Given the centrality of this institution, many theoretical frameworks are usefully applied to their study. Regardless of the framework used, however, three focal features of schools stand out--evaluation,…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Educational Attainment, Gifted, Exceptional Child Research
Ford, Donna Y. – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 2004
With so many unanswered questions and controversies regarding intelligence, testing in general, and testing diverse students in particular, what can educators in gifted education do to ensure that these students have access to and are represented in gifted education programs and services? In this monograph, the author examines test bias by first…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Standardized Tests
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 L., Ed. – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) Newsletter, 1997
These 15 newsletters from the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) contain the following articles: (1) "National Research Needs Assessment Process" (Brian D. Reid); (2) "NRC/GT: Update of Year 2 Activities" (E. Jean Gubbins); (3) "Parents: Their Impact on Gifted Adolescents" (Julie L. Sherman); (4) "Cluster Grouping Fact…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Black Students, Curriculum, Educational Practices