Journal of Secondary Gifted Education articles from January 2002

Journal of Secondary Gifted Education archives from January 2002

From the editor's desk.
January 1, 2002... In any understanding of the educated mind, and of the education of a gifted mind especially, language arts must occupy a profound centrality, for the language arts, more than mathematics, science, or history, are essential both in themselves...

Reasoning as a key component of language arts curricula.
January 1, 2002... Abstract One of the central purposes of education is not only to provide students with the information they need to face and understand the world around them, but also to provide the skills they need in order to analyze that world and...

Vocabulary and grammar: Critical content for critical thinking.
January 1, 2002... Abstract The status of direct instruction in grammar and vocabulary has fallen into decline during an era of whole-language philosophy that rejects teaching "skills in isolation." Grammar has been misunderstood and stereotyped as tedious,...

Assessment of gifted student learning in the language arts.
January 1, 2002... Abstract This paper discusses important principles for assessing language arts instruction for gifted learners in classrooms. It stresses the importance of multiple measures and approaches being employed at formative and summative stages...

The memorable link: Designing critical thinking activities that stimulate synthesis and evaluation among verbally gifted adolescents.
January 1, 2002... Abstract There is a need for activities that foster critical thinking on a regular basis within secondary literature-based courses. The rationale for teaching thinking skills is presented, and activities that focus on synthesis and...