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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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High Achiever, Gifted Learner, Creative Thinker.
Kingore, Bertie – Understanding Our Gifted, 2003
This article compares the characteristics of high achievers, gifted learners, and creative thinkers. It discusses the complexity of gifted student's thinking and the wild ideas of the creative thinker. A chart that lists the different characteristics and cartoons depicting the three different mindsets of the students are provided. (Contains 1…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Creative Thinking
Child-Centered Identification and the Hidden Child.
Harris, Carole Ruth – Understanding Our Gifted, 2003
This article discusses barriers to the identification of gifted students, including linguistic function, learning style attributes, self-concept perceptions, and locus of control issues. Methods of detecting hidden giftedness are provided for each of these barriers, along with approaches to intervention. (Contains 8 references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Musings: Giftedness, Labeling, and the Non-Therapeutic Dose.
Gross, Miraca U.M. – Understanding Our Gifted, 2003
This article emphasizes the importance of providing appropriate services to meet the needs of individual gifted students and the need to first diagnose the level of giftedness to administer the right "therapeutic dose." A chart is provided that defines levels of intellectual giftedness by IQ ranges and by prevalence. (Contains 5 references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Musings: Does Criticizing Your Child's Teacher Disempower Your Child?
Gross, Miraca U. M. – Understanding Our Gifted, 2003
This article discusses the negative effects of criticizing a child's teacher in front of the child and the positive effects of modeling a healthy respect of the educational system. Study findings are discussed which indicate high-achieving children saw themselves as active partners with their teachers or coaches, not empty vessels. (Contains 6…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criticism, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Optimal Development and Performance: The Role of Explanatory Style.
Neihart, Maureen – Understanding Our Gifted, 2002
This article discusses how explanatory style, an individual's perspective on the experiences of success and failure, can contribute to gifted students' vulnerability or resilience. The three dimensions of explanatory style: permanence, pervasiveness, and personalization are explained, and case studies are provided. Tips for helping students become…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Case Studies, Children
Nature vs. Nurture: Which Is More Important to Intelligence: Genes or Environment?
Baldwin, Alexinia – Understanding Our Gifted, 2000
This brief article reviews the literature on the relative importance of genetic or environmental influences on intelligence. It concludes that: (1) giftedness has various expressions; (2) intelligence encompasses a wide range of human abilities; (3) both subjective and objective assessment techniques should be used; and (4) all ethnicities have…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cultural Influences, Environmental Influences, Ethnic Groups