1. Chapter 13: Gifted and Talented Kerri Murphy

2. True or False? Boys score higher than girls on tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the American College Test, and the Differential Aptitude Test.

3. Answer True, on most achievement tests boys tend to outscore girls, some believe due to test biases.

4. Multiple Choice “Those individuals who, by way of having certain characteristics such as superior memory, observational powers, curiosity, creativity, and the ability to learn school related subject matters rapidly and accurately with a minimum of drill and repetition have a right to an education that is differentiated according to those characteristics” is what definition of the gifted? A) Maker’s Problem-Solving Perspective B) Renzulli’s Three Trait Definition C) Piirto’s Concept of Talent Development

5. The answer C) Piirto’s Concept of Talent Development

6. The ability to rapidly acquire, retain, and use large amount of information, the ability to relate to one another, and the ability to make sound judgements Here’s the Answer

7. What’s the question What are some learning and intellectual characteristics in people who are considered to be gifted and talented.

8. The Schoolwide _______________ ______________ ________________ focuses on applying the know how of gifted education into a systematic plan for total school improvement Fill in the blank

9. The answer The Schoolwide Enrichment Model focuses on applying gifted education into a systematic plan for school improvement. It is not intended to replace existing services to students who are identified as gifted according to local or state criteria.

10. Matching Content Modifications Product Modifications Process Modifications a)The goal is to encourage a variety of ways that students can present their thoughts, ideas, and results. b)The goal is to develop content that is more advanced, complex, innovative, and original than what usually encountered in the classroom. c)The goal is to prove students with many opportunities to actively respond to the content, including independent research, cooperative learning, peer coaching, simulation, and apprenticeships.

11. Answer Content Modifications Product Modifications Process Modifications b)The goal is to develop content that is more advanced, complex, innovative, and original than what usually encountered in the classroom. a)The goal is to encourage a variety of ways that students can present their thoughts, ideas, and results. c) The goal is to prove students with many opportunities to actively respond to the content, including independent research, cooperative learning, peer coaching, simulation, and apprenticeships.

12. Multiple Choice ________________ places students into different levels of curriculum requirements or offerings according to high, middle, and low ability based on test scores or other indicators or predictors of performance a)Within class grouping b)Ability grouping c)XYZ grouping/tracking

13. The answer C- XYZ/ Tracking is the method of placing students into different groups based on things such as their test scored.

14. Fill in the blank The first federal definition of gifted and talented was included in a 1972 report to congress called __________ ___ _____ ________.

15. Answer The report to congress was called Education of the Gifted, written by US Commissioner of Education Sydney Marland.

16. True or False Recently there has been a problem with negative stereotyping for boys who have talent in, and want to enter the arts.

17. Answer True. There has also been a reluctance on the part of parents and teachers to permit boys’ creative behavior.

18. Matching Differentiation Acceleration Enrichment a)Term referring to the need to tailor teaching environments, curricula, and instructional practices to create appropriately different learning experiences for different students b) Probing or studying a subject at a greater depth than would occur in the general education curriculum c) Permitting the student to move as quickly as possible through required curriculum content

19. The answer Differentiation Acceleration Enrichment a)Term referring to the need to tailor teaching environments, curricula, and instructional practices to create appropriately different learning experiences for different students c)Permitting the student to move as quickly as possible through required curriculum content b) Probing or studying a subject at a greater depth than would occur in the general education curriculum

20. Here’s the answer Early admission to kindergarten Grade skipping Mentoring Early graduation Correspondence Courses Credit by examination

21. What’s the question What are some examples of the 18 types of acceleration options?