CONTENTS
MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE (Word format)
(PDF format)
TERMS OF REFERENCE (Word format) (PDF)
ABBREVIATIONS (Word format) (PDF
format)
FOREWORD (Word format) (PDF format)
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS (Word format) (PDF format)
CHAPTER 1 (Word format) (PDF format)
OVERVIEW
Conduct of the inquiry
Overview of submissions
A note on terminology
Conclusions of the overview
CHAPTER 2 (Word format) (PDF format)
Defining the problem
Characteristics of gifted children
Do these children have needs warranting special intervention?
Neglect causes behavioural problems
Duty to help all children realise their potential
They will succeed anyway?
Emphasis on minimum standards discourages high achievement?
Adult achievement of gifted children
Problems of defining ‘gifted’
Concepts of giftedness
Are all children gifted?
Official definitions: defining the scope of interest
Which fields of endeavour are a focus for intervention?
What proportion of children are gifted?
Reasons for problems in gifted education
Anti-elitism
Misconceptions about giftedness
Conclusions
CHAPTER 3 (Word format) (PDF format)
Better schooling for gifted children
Identifying gifted children
Nomination by teachers
Nomination by parents
Tests
Identifying giftedness in disadvantaged groups
Early identification
Conclusions on identifying gifted children
Interventions - general points
Differentiating the curriculum
Need for a qualitatively different curriculum
Enrichment and extension
Inadequacies of enrichment for the gifted
Enrichment for all is not differentiating the curriculum for the
gifted
Difficulties of differentiating the curriculum
Difficulties of curriculum support
Best practice can help all students
Acceleration
Ability grouping
Ability grouping: social aspects
Conclusions on ability grouping and selective schools
Other issues
Unstable character of gifted education programs
Effects of devolution of responsibility to schools
Issues to do with disadvantaged groups
Rural and regional disadvantage
The role of universities in gifted education
Cost of gifted education programs
Conclusions
CHAPTER 4: TRAINING TEACHERS TO HANDLE GIFTED CHILDREN (Word format) (PDF format)
Preservice teacher training
The status quo
The problem
Suggestions
Obstacles
Postgraduate training
Inservice professional development
Problems to do with professional development
Responsibilities
Preservice training
Postgraduate training
Inservice professional development
CHAPTER 5 (Word format) (PDF format)
The role of the commonwealth
National strategy
National research centre
Funding support
Targeted programs
Curriculum materials
Teacher training
APPENDIX 1 (Word format) (PDF
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APPENDIX 2 (Word format) (PDF format)
APPENDIX 3 (Word format) (PDF format)
APPENDIX 4 (Word format) (PDF format)
APPENDIX 5 (Word format) (PDF format)
RECOMMENDATIONS OF 1988 REPORT
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO 1988 REPORT
APPENDIX 6 (Word format) (PDF format)