Journal of Secondary Gifted Education articles from January 2004

Journal of Secondary Gifted Education archives from January 2004

From the guest editor.(Editorial)
January 1, 2004... T When I was asked to serve as guest editor for a special JSGE issue on foreign language, I accepted immediately because it is clear that this is an area of exceptional educational content that is particularly important in the education of...

Heritage language instruction and giftedness in language minority students: pathways toward success.
January 1, 2004... Language minority students, while often underrepresented in traditional gifted programs, can benefit from "heritage language" courses focused on developing academic proficiency and exploring challenging content in their home language. We...

Quo Vadis? Laboring in the classical vineyards: an optimal challenge for gifted secondary students.
January 1, 2004... This article puts forth an argument for the optimal match of the subject matter of Latin for verbally precocious students at the secondary level, beginning no later than the middle school years. It delineates the major benefits for students of...

Discover in middle school: identifying gifted minority students.
January 1, 2004... The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of the grades 6-8 version of DISCOVER, a performance-based assessment, and investigate its effectiveness in identifying gifted minority students. Questions examined the alignment between...

A synthesis of research on psychological types of gifted adolescents.
January 1, 2004... In this study, the author synthesizes results of studies about personality types of gifted adolescents. Fourteen studies were coded with 19 independent samples. The total number of identified participants in original studies was 5,723. The most...

About the authors.
January 1, 2004... Paul H. Matthews is codirector of the University of Georgia's Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education (CLASE), where he works with schools and teachers statewide to improve Latino/Hispanic student achievement. He holds a Ph.D. in...