A summer high school program for academically talented students in mathematics and science

1963 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 382-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milton L. Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Program ◽  
Academically Talented ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
Academically Talented Students ◽  
Mathematics And Science ◽  
High School Program

scholarly journals Medical career expectations of academically talented high school students: A nationwide cross-sectional study in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongbin Wu ◽  
Leisi Pei ◽  
Shan Li ◽  
Cheng Jiang
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Academically Talented ◽  
School Students ◽  
Career Expectations ◽  
Medical Career ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
Academically Talented Students ◽  
Academic Tests

Abstract Background: Academically talented high school students (ATHSSs), an exceptional cohort, are not well studied for their career expectations, especially for those with medical career expectation (MCE). Nowadays, the public perception of the medical profession is changing in China. The purpose of this study was to answer questions about ‘is medicine attractive for ATHSSs and ‘what factors affect medical career expectations (MCE) for ATHSSs’ in China. Methods: A total of 16,479 representative ATHSSs in senior three completed a questionnaire and four different academic tests. Frequency statistics showed the proportion of ATHSSs with MCE. Unpaired t-tests were performed to find out the differences in demographics, family background, and academic performance between students with and without MCE. The logit models analysis were applied to explore the potential factors that affected the MCE of this exceptional group of students. Results: ATHSSs with MCE accounted for 20.6% (ranking 7/18) of the respondents. They were more likely to be female, came from relatively poorer families, lived in a rural area, and performed significantly worse in all academic tests except for mathematics, compared with those without MCE. In addition, the results revealed that gender (β=-0.436, p<0.01), region of hometown (β=-103, p<0.1), mother’s years of schooling (β=-0.019, p<0.05), and father’s occupational status (β=-0.005, p<0.01) contributed significantly to the MCE of academically talented students. Better performance in mathematics affected the MCE of ATHSSs taking the liberal arts and science tests differently. Conclusions: We found the medical career is becoming unattractive to academically talented students and the medical career may be loosing their aura in China. Students who have medical career expectations are likely to be females and to have a weak family background. We discuss implications for medical education.

Reflections on Experiences at a Residential Science and Math High School: An Alumni Survey

2021 ◽  
pp. 016235322110447
Author(s):  
Hope E. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Academically Talented ◽  
School Students ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
Academically Talented Students

Residential Science High Schools (RSHS) for academically talented students that focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) provide opportunities for high school students to accelerate their education. This study examines the results of a retrospective survey from one RSHS, including alumni for more than 20 years after graduation. The results indicate that the alumni have high levels of educational attainment and careers in STEM fields. In addition, the alumni perceive their experiences at the RSHS to have been positive, and that the RSHS prepared them for their educational pursuits, careers, social experiences, and future leadership positions. Finally, although the alumni did report a drop in academic self-concept while they were in the program, this drop did not appear to have an effect on their long-term goals or educational attainment. The implications for this study are to support the use of radical acceleration in the form of residential schools for an educational intervention for academically talented high school students.

scholarly journals Medical career expectations of academically talented high school students: A nationwide cross-sectional study in China

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongbin Wu ◽  
Leisi Pei ◽  
Shan Li ◽  
Cheng Jiang
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Academically Talented ◽  
School Students ◽  
Career Expectations ◽  
Medical Career ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
Academically Talented Students ◽  
Academic Tests

Abstract Background: Academically talented high school students (ATHSSs), an exceptional cohort, are not well studied for their career expectations, especially for those with medical career expectation (MCE). Nowadays, the public perception of the medical profession is changing in China. The purpose of this study was to answer questions about ‘is medicine attractive for ATHSSs and ‘what factors affect medical career expectations (MCE) for ATHSSs’ in China. Methods: A total of 16,479 representative ATHSSs in senior three completed a questionnaire and four different academic tests. Frequency statistics showed the proportion of ATHSSs with MCE. Unpaired t-tests were performed to find out the differences in demographics, family background, and academic performance between students with and without MCE. The logit models analysis were applied to explore the potential factors that affected the MCE of this exceptional group of students. Results: ATHSSs with MCE accounted for 20.6% (ranking 7/18) of the respondents. They were more likely to be female, came from relatively poorer families, lived in a rural area, and performed significantly worse in all academic tests except for mathematics, compared with those without MCE. In addition, the results revealed that gender (β=-0.436, p<0.01), region of hometown (β=-103, p<0.1), mother’s years of schooling (β=-0.019, p<0.05), and father’s occupational status (β=-0.005, p<0.01) contributed significantly to the MCE of academically talented students. Better performance in mathematics affected the MCE of ATHSSs taking the liberal arts and science tests differently. Conclusions: We found the medical career is becoming unattractive to academically talented students and the medical career may be loosing their aura in China. Students who have medical career expectations are likely to be females and to have a weak family background. We discuss implications for medical education.

Psychological Autopsies of Three Academically Talented Adolescents Who Committed Suicide

1996 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy L. Cross ◽  
Robert S. Cook ◽  
David N. Dixon
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Psychological Autopsy ◽  
Academically Talented ◽  
Residential High School ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
Academically Talented Students

In 1994, three adolescents associated with a state-supported, residential high school for academically talented students committed suicide. A psychological autopsy of each of the three suicides was, completed. This article provides a brief overview of psychological autopsy as a research method, information about the unique characteristics of each suicide, factors among the three cases that were consistent with research on adolescent suicides generally, commonalities across the three cases believed to be related to the subjects' giftedness, and themes which emerged across the cases. Suggestions are offered about how to prevent the suicides of academically talented adolescents.

scholarly journals Medical career expectations of academically talented high school students: A nationwide cross-sectional study in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongbin Wu ◽  
Leisi Pei ◽  
Shan Li ◽  
Cheng Jiang
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Academically Talented ◽  
School Students ◽  
Career Expectations ◽  
Medical Career ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
Academically Talented Students ◽  
Academic Tests

Abstract Background: Academically talented high school students (ATHSSs), an exceptional cohort, are not well studied for their career expectations, especially for those with medical career expectation (MCE). Nowadays, the public perception of the medical profession is changing in China. The purpose of this study was to answer questions about ‘is medicine attractive for ATHSSs and ‘what factors affect medical career expectations (MCE) for ATHSSs’ in China. Methods: A total of 16,479 representative ATHSSs in senior three completed a questionnaire and four different academic tests. Frequency statistics showed the proportion of ATHSSs with MCE. Unpaired t-tests were performed to find out the differences in demographics, family background, and academic performance between students with and without MCE. The logit models analysis were applied to explore the potential factors that affected the MCE of this exceptional group of students. Results: ATHSSs with MCE accounted for 20.6% (ranking 7/18) of the respondents. They were more likely to be female, came from relatively poorer families, lived in a rural area, and performed significantly worse in all academic tests except for mathematics, compared with those without MCE. In addition, the results revealed that gender (β=-0.436, p<0.01), region of hometown (β=-103, p<0.1), mother’s years of schooling (β=-0.019, p<0.05), and father’s occupational status (β=-0.005, p<0.01) contributed significantly to the MCE of academically talented students. Better performance in mathematics affected the MCE of ATHSSs taking the liberal arts and science tests differently. Conclusions: We found the medical career is becoming unattractive to academically talented students and the medical career may be loosing their aura in China. Students who have medical career expectations are likely to be females and to have a weak family background. We discuss implications for medical education.

scholarly journals Medical career expectations of academically talented high school students: A nationwide cross-sectional study in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongbin Wu ◽  
Leisi Pei ◽  
Shan Li ◽  
Cheng Jiang
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Academically Talented ◽  
School Students ◽  
Career Expectations ◽  
Medical Career ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
Academically Talented Students ◽  
Academic Tests

Abstract Background: Academically talented high school students (ATHSSs), an exceptional cohort, are not well studied for their career expectations, especially for those with medical career expectation (MCE). Nowadays, the public perception of the medical profession is changing in China. The purpose of this study was to answer questions about ‘is medicine attractive for ATHSSs and ‘what factors affect medical career expectations (MCE) for ATHSSs’ in China.Methods: A total of 16,479 representative ATHSSs in senior three completed a questionnaire and four different academic tests. Frequency statistics showed the proportion of ATHSSs with MCE. Unpaired t-tests were performed to find out the differences in demographics, family background, and academic performance between students with and without MCE. The logit models analysis were applied to explore the potential factors that affected the MCE of this exceptional group of students.Results: ATHSSs with MCE accounted for 20.6% (ranking 7/18) of the respondents. They were more likely to be female, came from relatively poorer families, lived in a rural area, and performed significantly worse in all academic tests except for mathematics, compared with those without MCE. In addition, the results revealed that gender (β=-0.436, p<0.01), region of hometown (β=-103, p<0.1), mother’s years of schooling (β=-0.019, p<0.05), and father’s occupational status (β=-0.005, p<0.01) contributed significantly to the MCE of academically talented students. Better performance in mathematics affected the MCE of ATHSSs taking the liberal arts and science tests differently. Conclusions: We found the medical career is becoming unattractive to academically talented students and the medical career may be losing their aura in China. Students who have medical career expectations are likely to be females and to have a weak family background.

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