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Teaching Intellectually Gifted Students

Description: The problem with which this study is concerned is the methods and techniques that are utilized by some teachers in the identification of a gifted student. This study has a threefold purpose. The first is to discuss the plight of some of our valuable human resources as manifested by the gifted in the American educational structure. The second is to present and contrast the current approaches to conserving these resources. The third is to project some possible trends in meeting the needs of the g… more
Date: August 1976
Creator: Morris, Richard, fl. 1976-
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Student Performance of a Library-Related Task

Description: The high school research paper is a task which consumes instructional time, requires considerable student effort, and places a high demand on school library resources. Little research has been conducted on how students accomplish this task. Academic task research indicates that in classrooms, tasks are defined by students in terms of (a) the nature of the products the teacher will accept and (b) the operations allowed and the resources available. Here the product is the research paper; the reso… more
Date: May 1986
Creator: Haskell, Loretta Murray
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Hardware Ergonomic Considerations in Middle School Classroom Computer and Video Display Terminal Installations

Description: The purpose of this study was to determine the extent specific ergonomic factor implementations in computer and video display terminal (VDT) installations for student use in middle school classrooms. The data interpretations using existing furniture without modification or adaptation. Of all the seating observed, 75% of the seating met standards for middle school students. Keyboards and video display screens had been placed on existing tables and were all higher than ergonomically desirable for… more
Date: August 1992
Creator: Brown, Martin Reid
Partner: UNT Libraries
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