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Preface | |
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Introduction: Making Decisions About Competitive Programs for Gifted Students | |
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How to Use This Book | |
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Characteristics of Good Competitions | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Authors | |
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Selecting, Preparing for, and Participating in Competitions | |
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Selected Characteristics and Needs of Gifted and Talented Students | |
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How They Influence Contest Participation | |
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Effects of Competition: Good News | |
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Effects of Competition: Bad News | |
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How to Anticipate and Avoid Problems in the Use of Competitions | |
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How to Maximize Benefits From Competitions | |
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References | |
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Competition Descriptions | |
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AAA High School Travel Challenge | |
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AATSP Elementary/Middle School Poster Contest | |
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Academic Decathlon | |
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Academic Games Leagues of America National Tournament | |
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Academic Triathlon | |
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Achievement Awards in Writing | |
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All-USA High School Academic Team Competition | |
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Alliance for Young Artists and Writers Scholastic Art and Writing Awards | |
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Amateur Poetry Contest | |
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American Computer Science League | |
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American Enterprise Speech Contest | |
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American History Essay Contest | |
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American Invitational Mathematics Exam | |
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American Mathematics Competitions | |
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American Mathematics Contest 8 | |
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American Regions Mathematics League | |
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American Scholastics Mathematics Competition | |
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American Society of Newspaper Editors, Quill and Scroll International Writing, Photo Contest | |
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American Veterans (AMVETS) Americanism Program | |
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Ann Arlys Bowler Poetry Contest | |
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Arts Recognition and Talent Search | |
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Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) Student Publishing Awards | |
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Ayn Rand Essay Contest | |
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Baker's Plays High School Playwriting Contest | |
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BEST Robotics Competition | |
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Biz Plan Competition | |
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Botball Robotics | |
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Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge | |
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Cane Writing Contest | |
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Chemistry Olympiad | |
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Christopher Columbus Awards | |
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Civic Education Project - Civic Week | |
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Clarke-Bradbury Science Fiction Competition | |
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Classical Association of New England | |
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Community Innovation | |
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Concord Review Emerson Prize | |
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Continental Mathematics League | |
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Creative Writing Essay Contest | |
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Cricket League Contest | |
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Destination Imagination | |
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Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge | |
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Doors to Diplomacy | |
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DuPont Challenge Science Essay Awards Program | |
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Duracell/NSTA Scholarship Competition | |
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eCybermission | |
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Edventures Robotics Contest | |
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EngineerGirl Essay Contest | |
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(Toshiba NSTA)/ExploraVision Awards Program | |
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Federal Reserve Bank FED CHALLENGE | |
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Federal Reserve Bank Student Essay Contest | |
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Fire Fighting Robot Contest | |
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First Middle-Grade Novel Contest | |
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FIRST Robotics Competition | |
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First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics | |
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First Young Adult Novel | |
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Foundations for Life National Essay Program & Contest | |
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Frazier Institute Student Essay Contest | |
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Freedom Foundation National Awards Program | |
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Future City Competition | |
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Future Problem Solving Program | |
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George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Contest | |
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Harry Singer Foundation Essay Contests | |
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Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament | |
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High School Communications Competition | |
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"Idea of America" Essay Contest | |
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Intel International Science and Engineering Fair | |
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Intel Science Talent Search | |
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International Brain Bee | |
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International Mathematics Olympiad | |
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International Student Media Festival | |
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Invent America! | |
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Invitational Mathematics Examination | |
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Jane Austen Society of North America's Essay Contest | |
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Japan Bowl | |
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JFK Profiles in courage Essay Contest | |
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Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest | |
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Junior Engineering Technical Society, Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science | |
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Junior Science and Humanities Symposia | |
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Kids Are Authors | |
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Kids Can Write Contest | |
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Kids Philosophy Slam | |
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KidsBookshelf Contests | |
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Knowledge Master Open (KMO) | |
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Laws of Life Essay Contest | |
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League of American Poets Free Poetry Contest | |
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Let's Get Real | |
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Letters about Literature Competition | |
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Mandelbrot Competition | |
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Manningham Student Poetry Awards | |
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Mathcounts | |
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Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary Schools | |
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Math Leagues | |
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Medusa Mythology Exam | |
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Merlyn's Pen Literary Magazine Contest and Critique | |
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Modern Woodmen of America School Speech | |
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NAACP ACT-SO | |
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NASA Space Settlement Contest | |
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National Achievement���“ Scholarship Progra | |