Search Results - "Westberg, Karen L."

Student Independent Investigations for Authentic Learning by Westberg, Karen L., Leppien, Jann H.

“…Including opportunities for students to conduct independent investigations is a mainstay of gifted education programs and services. When carefully designed and…”
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Young Creative Producers: Twenty-Five Years Later by Westberg, Karen L.

“…This retrospective study examines the lives of students twenty-five years after they participated in an elementary gifted program based on The Revolving Door…”
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The Effects of Teaching Students How To Invent by Westberg, Karen L

“…A study of 707 eighth-grade students investigated the influence of an instructional unit on the invention process and investigated the degree to which training…”
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Implementing Enrichment Clusters in a Multiage School: Perspectives from a Principal and Consultant by Reed, Sally E., Westberg, Karen L.

“…Does your school provide a full range of gifted education services? How frequently are your students able to explore areas of interest in addition to the basic…”
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Curriculum Compacting and Achievement Test Scores: What Does the Research Say? by Reis, Sally M, Westberg, Karen L, Kulikowich, Jonna M, Purcell, Jeanne H

“…A study examined the effects of curriculum compacting on the achievement test scores of a national sample of 336 high ability students (grades 2-6). Results…”
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A Multi-Site Case Study of Successful Classroom Practices for High Ability Students by Westberg, Karen L, Archambault, Francis X., Jr

“…This study described 10 elementary schools and classrooms known for meeting the needs of high ability students through differentiated practices. Themes…”
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The Classroom Practices Observation Study by Westberg, Karen L

“…Systematic observations in 46 third- or fourth-grade classrooms found little differentiation in instructional and curricular practices, grouping arrangements,…”
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Classroom Practices Used with Gifted Third and Fourth Grade Students by Archambault, Francis X., Jr

“…Questionnaire responses from 6 samples totaling about 2,000 third- and fourth-grade teachers were analyzed regarding the extent to which gifted and talented…”
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The Impact of Staff Development on Teachers' Ability to Modify Curriculum for Gifted and Talented Students by Reis, Sally M, Westberg, Karen L

“…Three levels of staff development were provided to 300 elementary teachers to train them in curriculum compacting for high ability students. Teachers…”
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A Survey of Classroom Practices with Third and Fourth Grade Students in the United States by Westberg, Karen L, Archambault, Francis X, Jr, Brown, Scott W

“…The Classroom Practices Survey, a national survey of nearly 4,000 third- and fourth-grade teachers, found little differentiation in teachers' instructional and…”
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Student Attitudes toward Accelerated Reader: "Thanks for Asking!" by Smith, Amy, Westberg, Karen

“…The Accelerated Reader program was designed by Renaissance Learning to increase students' motivation to read and students' achievement in reading; however, a…”
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Effects of a Creativity Training Program on Divergent Thinking Abilities and Self-Concept in Monolingual and Bilingual Classrooms by Fleith, Denise de Souza, Renzulli, Joseph S., Westberg, Karen L.

“…This study investigated the effects of a creativity training program, New Directions in Creativity, on students' divergent thinking abilities and self-concept…”
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Meeting the Needs of the Gifted in the Regular Classroom: The Practices of Exemplary Teachers and Schools by Westberg, Karen L

“…To meet the needs of high achieving students within regular elementary classrooms, teachers can utilize such effective practices as curriculum compacting…”
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Letters to the Editor by Lee, Clare, Westberg, Karen L., Dobyns, Sally M., Archambault, Francis X., Brown, Scott W., Delisle, James R.

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Letters to the Editor by Lee, Clare, Westberg, Karen L., Dobyns, Sally M., Archambault, Francis X., Brown, Scott W., Delisle, James R.

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An Examination of Current School District Policies: Acceleration of Secondary Students by Reis, Sally M, Westberg, Karen L

“…This study investigated policies about the use of content acceleration and grade skipping for gifted students in middle and secondary schools by 105 school…”
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Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students. Technical and Administration Manual. Revised Edition by Renzulli, Joseph S, Smith, Linda H, White, Alan J, Callahan, Carolyn M, Hartman, Robert K, Westberg, Karen L

“…This manual describes development and use of the revised "Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students" (SRBCSS-R), a teacher judgment…”
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A Response: Equal Does Not Mean Identical by Reis, Sally M

“…Detracking alone is not the best means of raising student achievement. Students with different abilities, interests, and motivation levels should be offered…”
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