Public Hearing on Education for the Gifted and Talented. (Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 15, 1982). Volume II.

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Academically Gifted; Creativity; Educational Needs; Educational Quality; Elementary Secondary Education; Financial Support; Gifted; Hearings; Postsecondary Education; Public Policy; State Surveys; Student Motivation; Student Needs; Talent

Connecticut; Maine; New York; Rhode Island

Perspectives regarding education for the gifted and talented and excellence in education are addressed in this second volume of a 1982 public hearing. In addition to reports from Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut, and New York, education of the gifted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is discussed, along with a study about programs for high-ability students. Testimony provided by state representatives, administrators, teachers, curriculum directors, researchers, and students covers the following topics: Rhode Island's concept of incentive funding for gifted/talented programs; elementary programs; students' views on the development of their critical research and problem solving skills; the effect of the "back to basics" movement on gifted/talented education; distinguishing characteristics of the creatively gifted child; issues pertaining to specialized training and certification of teachers of the gifted/talented; high school and college articulation; the need for financial support for the education of the gifted/talented and the federal role; a concept of giftedness that includes specific talents, creativity, leadership, and physical ability; and a proposal that a national effort be undertaken to replace current measures of general academic promise with more refined, specific diagnostic instruments. (SW)

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