References: Books

Benbow, Camilla Persson and Lubinski, David Intellectual Talent: Psychometric and Social Issues (Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996)

Borland, James H, Planning and Implementing Programs for the Gifted (New York and London: Teachers College Press, Columbia University,1989)

Delcourt, Marcia A.B.; Loyd, Brenda H. et. al., Evaluation of the Effects of Programming Arrangements on Student Learning Outcomes, (Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia/National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 1994)

Ford, Donna Y., Counselling Gifted African American Students: Promoting Achievement, Identity, and Social and Emotional Well-Being' (Storrs, CT: National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented,1995)

Gentry, Marcia Promoting Student Achievement and Exemplary Classroom Practices Through Cluster Gropuping: A Research-Based Alternative to Heterogeneous Elementary Classrooms (Storrs, CT: National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented,1999)

Gross, Miraca U.M. Exceptionally Gifted Children (London and New York:Routledge,1993)

Jasaitis, Jennifer C Alternative Accelerated Program: Research and Recommendations for Full-Time Classes for Talented and Gifted Students (Portland OR:June 29, 1994)

Kulik, James A An Analysis of the Research on Ability Grouping: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Storrs, CT: National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented,1992)

Maryland Task Force on Gifted and Talented Education Renewing our Commitment to the Education of Gifted and Talented Students: An Essential Component of Educational Reform (Baltimore: Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Instruction, 1994)

Reid, Brian D., and McGuire, Michele D, 'Square Pegs in Round Holes--These Kids Don't Fit: High Ability Students with Behavioral Problems (Storrs, CT: National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 1995 )

Reis, Sally M., Hebert, Thomas P. et. al. Case Studies of Talented Students Who Achieve and Underachieve in an Urban High School (Storrs, CT: National Research Center for the Gifted and Talented,1995)

Rogers, Karen B., The Relationship of Grouping Practices to the Education of the Gifted and Talented Learner, (Storrs, CT:National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 1991)

Whitmore, Joanne Rand, Giftedness, Conflict and Underachievement, (Boston: Allyn and Bacon,1980)

Winebrenner, Susan, Cluster Grouping Fact Sheet (Lombard IL: "Phantom Press, n.d.)

 

Articles and Unpublished materials:

"Non-Graded Primary'", Salem, OR: Oregon Dept. of Education, Task Force on HB 3565: Oregon Educational Act for the 21st. Century, January, 1993

"Reaching the Top: A Report of the National Task Force on Minority High Achievement," College Enrance Examination Board, (1999) available by search from the College Board website http://www.collegeboard.org/

'School Choice' Salem, OR: Oregon Dept. of Education, Task Force on HB 3565: Oregon Educational Act for the 21st. Century, January 1993

"Tracking and Ability Grouping:" a collection of links to substantial articles provided by the Swarthmore Math Forum http://forum.swarthmore.edu/library/ed_topics/tracking/

Advisory Committee on Exceptional Children and Youth, U.S. Department of State, 'General suggestions for establishing initiatives to meed the needs of students of high capacity", (1988) in Sourcebook for Parents of Intellectually Gifted Preschool/Elementary School Children (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, n.d)

Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins University, "Identifying and Cultivating Talent in Preschool and Elementary School Children," topical packet, (1994)

Allen, Susan Demirsky, "Ability-Grouping Research Reviews: What Do They Say aboutGrouping and the Gifted?" Educational Leadership (March, 1991) http://www.donet.com/~eprice/sdallan.htm

Atanda, Robert, "Do Gatekeeper Courses Expand Education Options?" National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), February 1999.

Brewer, Dominic J.; Rees, Daniel I.; Argys, Laura M.; "Detracking America's schools: The Reform without cost?" Phi Delta Kappan, 77: 3 (November, 1995), 210-

Brewer, Dominic J.; Rees, Daniel I.; Argys, Laura M.; "The Reform without cost? A reply to our critics" Phi Delta Kappan, 77: 6 ( February, 1996), pp. 442-

Cooper, Robert, "Urban School Reform: Student Responses to Detracking in a Racially Mixed High School." Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 4:3 (1999) p259-75,

Cronbach, Lee J.,"Acceleration among the Terrman Males: Correlates in Midlife and after", in Camilla Benbow and David Lubinski: Intellectual Talent (Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins Univeristy Press, 1996) pp. 179-191

DeLisle, J.R.,'Death with Honors: Suicide among Gifted Adolescents' Journal of Counselling and Development, 64: (1986) 558-560

Durdin, William and Slavin, Robert,"'To Group or not to Group: Is that Really the Question?", Johns Hopkins Magazine (September 1995), pp. 47-52

Ewing, Norma J., and Yong, Fung Lan,"A Comparative Study of the Learning Style Preferences Among Gifted African-American, Mexican-American, and American-born Chinese Middle Grade Students", Roeper Review, 14, no., 3: (March, 1992) 120-123

Feldhusen, John, "Susan Allan Sets the Record Straight: Response to Allan" Educational Leadership (March, 1991), http://www.donet.com/~eprice/sdallanf.htm

Fiedler, Ellen D.,"'Recommendations for Implementation based on the Gifted Program Evaluation'", (Grosse Pointe, Michigan:",1994)

Gallagher, James J, "Comments on 'The reform without cost?'", Phi Delta Kappan, 77: 3 (November, 1995) 216-

Gallagher, James J,"'Educational Research and Educational Policy: The Strange Case of Acceleration" (1996), in Camilla Benbow and David Lubinski: Intellectual Talent pp. 83-92"

Geffen, Larry, "Recent doctoral dissertation research on gifted" Roeper Review, 22, no. 1(Sept. 1999), 48-50,

Grosse Pointe School District,"'School District Materials' prepared for implementation of TAG instruction'", (Grosse Pointe, Michigan Public School District,1995/6)

Grossen, Bonnie,"Child-Directed Teaching Methods: A Discriminatory Practice of Western Education", http://www.oregoneducation.org/projft/cdp.htm

Grossen, Bonnie, "How should we group to achieve excellence with equity?" http://www.darkwing.uoregon.edu/adiep/grp.html

Guiterrez, Roberto and Slavin, Robert E., "Achievement Effects of the Nongraded Elementary School: A Best Evidence Synthesis," Review of Educational Research, 62, no. 4, (Winter 1992), 333-376.

Gust-Brey, Karen and Cross, Tracy, "An examination of the literature base on the suicidal behaviors of gifted students", Roeper Review, 22, no. 1 (1999) 28-

Ireson, Judith; Hallam, Susan, "Raising Standards: is ability grouping the answer?" Oxford Review of Education, 25, no. 3 (Sept 1999), 344-59.

Jaeger, Richard M.; Hattie, John A., "Detracking America's schools: Should we really care? Phi Delta Kappan; 77: 3 (November, 1995), 218-

Kelly, Richard, President, San Diego Association for Gifted Children, Interview by Author, 1997.

Kulik, James A. and Kulik, Chen-Lin C., "Ability Grouping and Gifted Students" (1991) rpt. Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins Unibersity, Topical Packet on Ability Grouping/Cooperative Learning, (n.d.).

Kulik, James A. "Findings on Grouping are Often Distorted, Response to Allen" Educational Leadership, March 1991, http://www.donet.com/~eprice/sdallank.htm

Lejk, Mark, Wyvill, Michael and Farrow, Stephen, "Group Assessment in Systems Analysis and Design: a comparison of the performance of streamed andmixed-ability groups"Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 24: no. 1 (Mar1999), 5-14.

Lindauer, Patricia; Petrie, Garth et. al.,"'Five Keys to Successful Nongraded Primary Schools in Hardin County, Kentucky, Reading Improvement 35, no. 1: (Spring 1998) 38-44

Lou, Yiping; Abrami, Philip C., et. al, "Within-Class Grouping: A Meta-Analysis," Review of Educational Research, 66, no. 4 (Winter, 1996), 423-458.

Loveless, Tom","The Tracking and Ability Grouping Debate," http://www.edexcellence.net/library/track.html (July, 1998)

McCaig, Dr. Roger A.,"Big Lessons and Little Miracles," (Grosse Pointe: Lois Seyler,1993)

Messier, Louis P., and Ward, Thomas J.,"The Coincidence of Depression and High Ability in Delinquent Youth'" Journal of Child and Family Studies, 7, no. 1 (March, 1998), pp. 97-

Mills, Carol J. and Durden, William G.,"Cooperative learning or ability grouping: an issue of choice" (1992) rpt. Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins University, Identifying and Cultivating Talent in Preschool and Elementary School Children, topical packet, (1994) pp. 91-102"

Nye, Barbara,"Some Questions and Answers about Multiage Grouping", ERS Spectrum, 11, no. 3 (Summer, 1993) 36-4

Page, Ellis B. and Keith, Timothy Z, (1996) "The Elephant in the Classroom: Ability Grouping and the Gifted'", in Camilla Benbow and David Lubinski: Intellectual Talent, pp. 192-210

Pogrow, Stanley, Stanley Pogrow, "Good Statistics about Bad Programs Tell Little" (An editorial in reply to Allen, 1991) Educational Leadership, (October, 1991) http://www.donet.com/~eprice/sdallanp.htm

Randall, Vickie; "Cooperative learning abused and overused?" Gifted Child Today, 22: no. 2,(Mar/Apr99) 14-16

Reis, Sally; Kaplan Sandra N.; Tomlinson, Carol A, "A response, Equal does not mean identical" Educational Leadership, 56: no. 3 (November, 1998), pp. 74-77.

Reis, Sally,"How schools are shortchanging the gifted", Technology Review, 44 (April, 1994), 39-45

Rhodes, Lora,"Focusing Attention on the Individual in Identification of Gifted Black Students " Roeper Review","14 no., 3 (March, 1992) 108-110

Roedell, Wendy C., "'Programs for gifted young children", (1980) rpt. in Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins University, Identifying and Cultivating Talent in Preschool and Elementary School Children, topical packet, (1994) pp. 69-84

Ross, Pat O'Connell, "Current elementary school programs", rpt. in Identifying and Cultivating Talent in Preschool and Elementary School Children, topical packet, (1994) pp. 45-6

Rossi, Robert and Montgomery, Alesia, eds. "Educational Reform and Students at Risk: A Review of the Current State of the Art,: Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Dept. of Education, (1994) http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdReforms/

Schuler, Patricia A.,"Cluster Grouping Coast to Coast", Newsletter of the National Research Center for the Gifted and Talented (Winter, 1997) http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/wintr974.html

Schumm, Jeanne Shay; Moody, Sally W.; Vaughn, Sharon, "Grouping for Reading Instruction: Does One Size Fit All?" Journal of Learning Disabilities, 33, no. 5 (Sep/Oct 2000) . 477-491.

Sheppard, Shelby; Kanevsky, Lannie S. "Nurturing gifted students' metacognitive awareness: Effects of training in homogeneous and heterogeneous classes." Roeper Review, 21: no 4 (May/Jun99),266-72.

Shields, Carolyn M.,"To Group or Not to Group Academically Talented or Gifted Students", Educational Administration Quarterly, 32, n. 2, (April, 1996), 295-323

Singal, Daniel J., "The Other Crisis in American Education", Atlantic Monthly, 268, no. 5 (November, 1991), 59-74, http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/education/singalf.htm

Slavin, Robert E., "Academic Programming for the Gifted" (1988) rpt. in Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins University, Ability Grouping and Cooperative Learning, topical packet, ((Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, 1994) pp. 123-5

Slavin, Robert E. and Robinson, Ann,"Point-Counterpoint: Ability grouping, cooperative learning and the gifted", Journal for the Education of the Gifted 14, no. 1 (1990) 3-36

Smith, Jocklyn; LeRose, Barbara; and Clasen, Robert E.,"Underrepresentation of Minority Students in Gifted Programs: Yes! It Matters!", Gifted Child Quarterly" 35, no. 2 (Spring, 1991) 81-83

Spangler, Amy, Principal, Brooklyn and WinterHaven Schools, Portland, Oregon, 'Interview on gifted program in Muckilteo, Washington, Interviewed by author (1999).

Wells, Amy Stuart; Oakes, Jeannie, "Potential pitfalls of systemic reform: Early lessons from research on detracking," Sociology of Education, (1996), 135-

 

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