Abstracts from select articles in the current volumes of the Journal for the Education of the Gifted are available below.

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Sample Articles

Reconsidering the Issue of Cooperative Learning With Gifted Students
This paper addresses the discussion regarding whether or not cooperative learning methods are good for gifted students by considering the processes of task-related interaction within different cooperative structures.
“Reconsidering the Issue of Cooperative Learning With Gifted Students” by Helen Patrick, Nancy J. Bangel, Kyung-Nam Jeon, & Michael A. R. Townsend (Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 29(1), pp. 90–108)

The Effects of Grouping Practices and Curricular Adjustments on Achievement
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of curricular (textbook, revised, and differentiated) and grouping (whole, between, and within-class) practices on intermediate students’ achievement in mathematics.
“Effects of Grouping Practices and Curricular Adjustments on Achievement” by Carol Tieso (Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 29(1), pp. 60–89)

The Nature and Nurture of Talent: A Bioecological Perspective on the Ontogeny of Exceptional Abilities
The development of exceptional performance is addressed through a synthesis of recent models that invoke multiplier effects to explain how differences in initial conditions (e.g., different levels of innate abilities), coupled with gene-environment interactions, determine ranges of phenotypic outcomes.
“The Nature and Nurture of Talent: A Bioecological Perspective on the Ontogeny of Exceptional Abilities” by Paul B. Papierno, Stephen J. Ceci, Matthew C. Makel, & Wendy M. Williams (Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 28(3/4), pp. 312–332)

An Aptitude Perspective on Talent: Implications for Identification of Academically Gifted Minority Students
The identification of academically gifted children from the perspective of aptitude theory is discussed.
“An Aptitude Perspective on Talent: Implications for Identification of Academically Gifted Minority Students” by David F. Lohman (Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 28(3/4), pp. 333–360)

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