Research
At the top of this page are links to various scholarly articles, most of them as PDF files. They require Acrobat Reader to be viewed. A little further down is a list of other programs and resource guides, which is also available in Portable Document Format.
Scholarly Articles and Books Written by the Robinson Center Staff
- A Passion for learning: The Theory and Practice of Optimal Match at the University of Washington. by Kathleen D. Noble and Sarah A. Childers. (2008). Journal of Advanced Academics. (Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 236-270)
- A place to be Celebrated and Understood: The Impact of Early University Entrance From Parents’ Points of View by Kathleen D. Noble, Sarah Childers, and Robert C. Vaughan (2008). Gifted Child Quarterly. (Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 256-268) (178K PDF)
- Love and Work: The Legacy of Early University Entrance by Kathleen D. Noble, Robert C. Vaughan, Christina Chan, Sarah Childers, Bryan Chow, Ariel Federow, and Sean Hughes. (2007). Gifted Child Quarterly. (Vol.51, No.2, pp. 152-166) (293K PDF)
- Two Tails of the Normal Curve: Similarities and Differences in the Study of Mental Retardation and Giftedness by Nancy M. Robinson, Edward Zigler, and James J. Gallagher. (2000) (1.1M PDF)
- Different Strokes: Perceptions of Social and Emotional Development Among Early College Entrants by Noble, K.D., Arndt, T., Nicholson, T., Sletten, T., and Zamora, A. (1999). Journal of Secondary Gifted Education (Vol. X, No. 2, pp 77-84)
- To Thine Own Self Be True: A New Model of Female Talent Development by Kathleen D. Noble, Rena F. Subotnik, and Karen Arnold. (1999). (967K PDF)
- Early Entrance to College: Students’ Stories Olszewski-Kubilius, P. (1998). Journal of Secondary Gifted Education. (Vol. X, No. 1, pp. 226-248). Stories from Jennifer Shafer, Daniel Shiovitz, and Arturo Zamora.
- Gifted and Talented Children: Issues for Pediatricians by Nancy M. Robinson and Paula M. Olszewski-Kubilius. (1996). (3.29MB)
- The Structure of Abilities in Math-Precocious Young Children: Gender Similarities and Differences by Nancy M. Robinson, Robert D. Abbott, Virginia W. Berninger and Julie Busse. (1996). (705K PDF)
- Remarkable Women: Perspectives on Female Talent Development Edited by Karen Arnold, Kathleen Noble, and Rena Subotnik. (1996). Cresskill NJ: Hampton Press. (547K PDF)
- Keeping Their Talents Alive: Young Women’s Assessment of Radical, Post-Secondary Acceleration. (1995). Noble, K.D., and Smyth, R.K. Roeper Review (Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 49-55)
- Parents’ Observations of Kindergartners Who Are Advanced in Mathematical Reasoning by Michael D. Pletan, Nancy M. Robinson, Virginia W. Berninger, and Robert D. Abbott (1995) (424K PDF)
- Parents and Professionals as Partners: A Psychologist’s View by Nancy M. Robinson, Ph.D. (1994). (275K PDF)
- All Rivers Lead to the Sea: A Follow-Up Study of Gifted Young Adults. (1993). Noble, K.D., Robinson, N.M., and Gunderson, S.A. Roeper Review. (Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 124-130)
- Acceleration: Valuable High School to College Options. by Nancy M. Robinson and Kathleen D. Noble. (1992). (1.65M PDF)
- But What About the Prom? Students’ Perceptions of Early College Entrance. (1992). by Noble, K.D., and Drummond, J. E. Gifted Child Quarterly. (Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 106-111)
- Social-Emotional Development and Adjustment of Gifted Children by Nancy M. Robinson and Kathleen D. Noble. (1991). (965K PDF)
- Self-Concept, Self-Esteem, and Peer Relations Among Gifted Children Who Feel “Different” by Paul M. Janos, Hellen C. Fung, and Nancy M. Robinson. (1985). (420K PDF)
- Friendship Patterns in Highly Intelligent Children by Paul M. Janos, Kristi A. Marwood, and Nancy M. Robinson. (1985). (273K PDF)