gifted

(adjective)

Endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.

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Examples of gifted in the following topics:

  • The Gifted

    • There is no standard definition of "gifted," nor a standard way of implementing gifted education.
    • The 2002 No Child Left Behind law shifted attention away from gifted students.
    • Though gifted education programs are widespread, there is no standard definition of "gifted," nor a standard way of implementing gifted education.
    • Second, gifted and talented youth are inherently at-risk.
    • List the various forms of education for the gifted and the controversies around gifted education

  • The Intellectually Gifted

    • Finally, some school districts create entire gifted classrooms.
    • Gifted programs can be beneficial to the gifted child by keeping the child engaged in learning.
    • Gifted programs can also be detrimental to children.
    • The students identified as "not gifted" may believe they are not as intelligent as those who are labeled gifted, and in turn they may not put forth the same effort at school.
    • Another detriment to gifted programs is that students who are not identified as gifted are denied the benefits of enriched education.

  • Promotional Objectives

    • Promotional merchandise, promotional items, promotional products, promotional gifts, or advertising gifts, sometimes nicknamed swag or schwag, are articles of merchandise (often branded with a logo) used in marketing and communication programs.
    • For example p romotional merchandise, promotional items, promotional products, promotional gifts, or advertising gifts, sometimes nicknamed swag or schwag, are articles of merchandise (often branded with a logo) used in marketing and communication programs.

  • Premiums

    • Premiums are prizes, gifts, or other special offers consumer receive when purchasing products.
    • Premiums are prizes, gifts, or other special offers received when a consumer purchases a product.
    • In-or On-package Premiums are usually small gifts, such as toys in cereal boxes.
    • Self liquidating premiums require the consumer to pay an amount of money for a gift or item.
    • Self-liquidating premiums require consumers to pay an amount of money for a gift or an item.

  • Introduction to fitting a line by least squares regression

    • This section considers family income and gift aid data from a random sample of fifty students in the 2011 freshman class of Elmhurst College in Illinois.
    • Gift aid is financial aid that does not need to be paid back, as opposed to a loan.
    • The lines follow a negative trend in the data; students who have higher family incomes tended to have lower gift aid from the university.

  • Individual Taxes

    • Gifts of money or property to qualifying charitable organizations, subject to certain maximum limitations
    • Gift taxes are levied on the giver (donor) of property where the property is transferred for less than adequate consideration.
    • The Federal gift tax is computed based on cumulative taxable gifts, and is reduced by prior gift taxes paid.
    • The Federal estate tax is computed on the sum of taxable estate and taxable gifts, and is reduced by prior gift taxes paid.
    • Taxable values of estates and gifts are the fair market value.

  • Basic Components of Asset Valuation

    • Although such a gift costs the recipient company nothing, it usually records the asset (land) at its fair market value.
    • Accountants record gifts of plant assets at fair market value to provide information on all assets owned by the company.
    • They would credit assets received as gifts to a stockholders' equity account titled Paid-in Capital—Donations.
    • Although such a gift costs the recipient company nothing, it usually records the asset (land) at its fair market value.
    • They would credit assets received as gifts to a stockholders' equity account titled Paid-in Capital—Donations.

  • Microeconomics

    • Reciprocity is an allocative mechanism based on "obligatory gift giving.updated formatting" If individual A gives individual B a gift or does B a favor, B is obligated to give a gift or return the favor at some point in the future.
    • Philanthropy is giving gifts with nothing expected in return.

  • Lobbying Scandals and the Reforms of 2007

    • It strengthens public disclosure requirements concerning lobbying activity and funding, places more restrictions on gifts for members of Congress and their staff, and provides for mandatory disclosure of earmarks in expenditure bills.
    • Prohibits lobbyists from providing gifts or travel to members of Congress with knowledge that the gift or travel is in violation of House or Senate rules.
    • Requires lobbyists to certify they have not given gifts or travel that would violate Senate or House rules.

  • Review

    • However, each envelope contains a coupon for a free gift.
    • 10 of the coupons are for a free gift worth $6.
    • 80 of the coupons are for a free gift worth $8.
    • 6 of the coupons are for a free gift worth $12.
    • 4 of the coupons are for a free gift worth $40.