Download or read book Perceptions of Administrators at the Ten Schools Program in Los Angeles Unified School District Toward the Gifted Minority Students a Phenomenological Study written by LaVerne Patterson and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Secure the Black Brown and Gifted written by Laurie Diane Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this quantitative study was to analyze the effect of school socioeconomic status, presence of gifted programs, and teacher's ethnicity on teachers' perception of their students' potential, giftedness identification, and administrative support in a suburban school system with a high representation of minorities and students who are culturally, linguistically, economically diverse. The participants in the current study consist of 293 teachers selected from a suburban school district located nearby a large metropolitan city in the northeastern part of the United States. The survey used in this study is a 47-item online instrument adapted from the Snapshot Survey of Gifted Programming Effectiveness Factors: Using the National Gifted Teacher Preparation Standards and NAGC Program Standards to Inform Practice. MANOVA analysis indicated that teachers' perceptions of giftedness were significantly different between schools of high poverty (Title 1), schools of low poverty (non-Title 1), schools with gifted programs, and teacher ethnicity.
Download or read book Educators Perceptions of Reasons for and Strategies to Correct the Underrepresentation of African Americans in Gifted Eductaion Programs written by Deborah Ann McKinnie Dunn and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine elementary and middle school educators perceptions of the reasons for the underrepresentation of African Americans in gifted education programs. The mixed method paradigm included a combination of both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The two instruments used were an eight item interview questionnaire and a two page researcher-designed survey. The participants were selected based on the operation of their gifted eligibility teams from three selected elementary schools and twenty middle schools. Three elementary principals and three middle school principals were interviewed to gain an in-depth knowledge of the reasons for and strategies to correct the underrepresentation of African Americans in gifted education programs. Sixty-nine surveys were mailed to principals at three elementary schools and twenty middle schools of a large school system in metro Atlanta. The principals distributed the surveys to members of his or her schools gifted eligibility team. The survey assessed the reasons for the underrepresentation of African Americans in gifted education programs based on the perceptions of principals and teachers. The 31 respondents surveys, a 44.9% return rate, were analyzed and indicated that reasons for the underrepresentation of African Americans in gifted education 2 programs consisted of the following: (1) African American culture does not value intellectual giftedness; (2) Definition of giftedness inhibits identification of minority students; (3) Identification process for admission into the gifted program is problematic; (4) Low socio-economic status of African American students inhibits their identification for the gifted program; (5) Non-standard language of African American students inhibits their identification for the gifted program; (6) The educational level of African American parents negatively affects student attitudes about the gifted program; (7) Race causes African American students not to be nominated; (8) Late identification of African American students causes them not to stay in the gifted program; (9) Teachers do not recognize gifted potential of African American students; (10) Test bias works against African American students; (11) Student unwillingness to participate in the program is problematic. As a result of the principals interviews, nine strategies were formulated to address the underrepresentation of African Americans in gifted education programs.
Download or read book Gifted Program Evaluation written by Kristie Speirs Neumeister and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faced with budget challenges, many districts cannot afford to hire an outside consultant to conduct a formal evaluation of their gifted programs. Districts may wish to conduct their own in-house program evaluation. The second edition of Gifted Program Evaluation: A Handbook for Administrators and Coordinators is designed to assist administrators in designing, conducting, and reporting on an evaluation of their gifted programs. Written with the busy administrator in mind, this handbook includes an overview of evaluating programs to ensure that (1) the program structure is based on best practice, (2) students are achieving at levels commensurate with their abilities, and (3) the program develops skills that gifted students will need to be meaningful contributors in society, including higher level thinking, communication, and affective skills. The book provides all of the tools to assist evaluators, including an in-depth description of how to conduct a program evaluation, the mechanics of collecting and analyzing a variety of different data sources, and how to organize, write, and share the findings. It also features reproducibles, including interview and survey question banks, classroom observation tools, professional development forms, and program element checklists.
Download or read book Administrator and Teacher Perceptions of the Impact of No Child Left Behind on Gifted Education written by Stephanie Mueller and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the perceived impact of NCLB on gifted and talented programs in public schools. Data were collected from 23 administrators and 38 teachers from two districts in south central Pennsylvania concerning their perceptions of gifted education and their perceptions of the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 on education for gifted children. Data collection took place using surveys, open-ended questions, and interviews. The results indicated that the No Child Left Behind Act did not affect gifted education, according to the perceptions of teachers and administrators studied. The findings also suggested a lack of focus on gifted education in the districts studied since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act.
Download or read book A Review of Assessment Issues in Gifted Education and Their Implications for Identifying Gifted Minority Students written by Mary M. Frasier and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-04 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines research and literature that deal with assessment, with the focus on issues related to the identification of potentially gifted students from racial and ethnic minority groups, economically disadvantaged students, and those with limited English proficiency. The major reasons for under representation are discussed and proposals are made for designing strategies to reduce or eliminate test bias, improve the referral process strategies, and stress cultural strengths rather than deficits.
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Download or read book Culturally Diverse and Underserved Populations of Gifted Students written by Alexinia Y. Baldwin and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2004-03-06 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please update Sage UK and Sage India addresses on imprint page.
Download or read book Teacher Attitudes and Perceptions Influencing the Recognition of Giftedness in Underrepresented Elementary Suburban Populations written by Anne Kinderwater Carroll and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Education Act was passed in 1988 with the intention to diversify the gifted populations supported by public schools. Still, over three decades later, African American and Latinx students remain underrepresented in gifted programming compared to their Caucasian peers (duWet & Gubbins, 2009; Elhoweris, 2008; Kaya, 2015). Literature points to bias related to the identification process which often involves input from teachers (Ford & Webb, 1994, Moon & Brighton, 2008; Szymanski & Shaff, 2013). The purpose of this quantitative study was to explore elementary teachers' attitudes towards ability, and perceptions of gifted attributes. Using the theoretical framework of Critical Race Theory, gifted characteristics were examined as conventional and non-conventional attributes. Three suburban school districts participated in the study. This context is notable considering the increased enrollment of African American and Latinx students in each of these school districts over the past fifteen years. Despite the shift in demographics of the general student population in these districts, little change has been evident in the diversity of those served by gifted services. The findings of this survey research indicate teacher perception of gifted attributes may be a contributing factor to the underrepresentation of African American and Latinx students in gifted education in suburban schools.
Download or read book Exploring Teachers Beliefs about the Underrepresentation of Minority Students in the Gifted Program in a Mid sized Suburban School District in Georgia written by Pamela Holt Colvin and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's abstract: Over the past 30 years, the national numbers of kindergarten through 12th grade students from diverse backgrounds has nearly doubled. Based on the enrollment count in 2005, the state of Georgia experienced a similar change as minority students became the majority in Georgias public schools. Even though this has occurred, the total statewide number of minority students enrolled in the gifted program and the number of minority students enrolled in the gifted program in some school districts in Georgia is not representative of this diversity. The underrepresentation of minority students in the gifted program is a concern voiced in research and shown through data at the state and district level. Research cites the use of standardized testing for determining giftedness, the lack of minority parental partnership between the home and school, and teachers low expectations resulting in failure to recognize giftedness in minority students as reasons for underrepresentation. This researcher conducted a qualitative study with eight purposively selected teachers, African-American and Caucasian teachers, with varied experience and amounts of gifted training to explore teachers beliefs about the underrepresentation of minority students in the gifted program in a small suburban school district in Georgia. The fundamental beliefs held by these eight classroom teachers are varied and insightful, and several conclusions can be drawn. Teachers believe that (1) the current testing procedures for determining gifted eligibility are flawed, (2) teachers can offer creative solutions to schools and districts for addressing underrepresentation of minority students in the gifted program, (3) there is a lack of understanding of giftedness by most teachers, and this has a direct effect on the representation of minority students in the gifted program, (4) intelligence is dynamic, ever-changing nature, and the potential for giftedness is present in many students, (5) the lack of parent advocacy and building partnerships with the community is a factor in the underrepresentation of minority students in gifted programs, (6) the underrepresentation of minority students in the gifted program must be reversed; however, most teachers do not see themselves as a factor in the problem.
Download or read book A Phenomenological Study on the Strategies Used to Support Minority Gifted Students written by Christina Cobb and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe effective constructivism teaching strategies and approaches for reducing the achievement gap between minority and non-minority students in a middle school gifted program at Stoneybrook Middle School in the Downey-Raine School System through an examination of the lived experiences of teacher participants. The theories that guided this study were Piaget’s cognitive constructivism and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Both theories focused on the possible obstacles that educators may face when addressing the reduction of the achievement gap within this type of setting. Methodologically, this study followed the qualitative phenomenological research design. The research study focused on students within a middle school gifted program in southeastern North Carolina. The data collection took place through participant interviews, online blogs, and letter writing. Results from this study showed that the effectiveness of teaching strategies in this context was limited or enhanced by the factors of data usage and academically and intellectually gifted program structure, relationship building with students and nonacademic contributors to student performance like students’ homelives and the impact of COVID-19 on the school environment.
Download or read book UNDERSTANDING TEACHER S PERCEPTION OF THE IDENTIFICATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN THE GIFTED EDUCATION PROGRAM THE IMPACT OF TARGETED CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING written by Nikia N Davis and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACTNikia Davis, UNDERSTANDING TEACHER'S PERCEPTION OF THE IDENTIFICATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN THE GIFTED EDUCATION PROGRAM:THE IMPACT OF TARGETED CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING (Under the direction of Dr. Karen Jones). Department of Educational Leadership, December 2021. Identification methods used for African American students in gifted education programs and services continue to yield disproportionate results that show the underrepresentation of students of color. When the gifted identification survey data for a metropolitan district was analyzed and disaggregated to examine the issues of underrepresentation of African American students, for the period of 2019-2021, each racial ethnic group showed varied levels of representation. By focusing on African American students, the study examines the current protocols used to identify students for the gifted education program. These methods may include referrals from parents, teachers, or students, review of current grades, End of Grade test scores, and aptitude scores received from various IQ or Cognitive Abilities Test. This qualitative study sought to understand how educators at a metropolitan middle school perceived their knowledge, ability, and training regarding referral and identification protocol for gifted services, with specific attention on African American students. Further, the study took place while teachers attended a school-wide professional learning series using culturally responsive teaching. The study collected data to investigate the impact of this training on the same perceptions. Critical Race Theory was used as the theoretical framework for this research. The research in this study also addresses the systematic institutional policies, procedures and practices that create barriers in the identification of African American students in gifted education programs at a middle school. Emerging themes from the research highlight some reasons for underrepresentation. The results of this study provide insight into various approaches used to identify African American students for gifted education programs, to help decrease underrepresentation.
Download or read book An Examination of the Underrepresentation of African American Students in Gifted Programs written by Percell Whittaker and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this mixed method study was to examine teacher perceptions of barriers to the underrepresentation of African American students in academically gifted programs. This study also examined teachers' perceptions of classroom-based characteristics of gifted students and how these perceptions may differ from black teachers and their white colleagues, as well as explored the relationship between white privilege and teacher referrals of African American students for gifted education. Survey data was collected from members of the Southeastern Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) and the Delaware Valley National Alliance of Black School Educators (DVA-NABSE) (N=108). The data sources for this study included a researcher developed online survey and open-ended questions. Quantitative data was incorporated to explore the significance of the relationship between acknowledgments of white privilege as it related to teachers' identification of an African American student referral for gifted education. The results of this mixed method study indicated that educators perceived socioeconomics and teachers' inability to recognize potential giftedness in African American students as the most significant barriers that hinder African American students from being identified as gifted. Future research should be conducted to examine the psychological and social dynamics that impact teachers' ability to recognize characteristics of giftedness in African American students.
Download or read book In Search of the Dream written by National Association for Gifted Children (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Program Evaluation in Gifted Education written by Carolyn M. Callahan and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2004-03-11 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These readings offer critical guidance in the development of assessment instruments for gifted programs.
Download or read book An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis written by Janean Ciancia and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis: Understanding the Experiences of High School Students Participating in Gifted Programming The U.S. Department of Education estimates there are more than 3.2 million students participating in gifted and talented programs in public schools in the United States (NAGC, 2016). Programs and supports for these high ability learners differ greatly throughout schools and districts across the county (NAGC, 2016). Federal law acknowledges that gifted and talented youth are in need of programs not offered in regular school settings, but lack of mandates and requirements for educating gifted students leaves programming decisions and responsibility in the hands of individual school districts (Renzulli, 2016). This study was designed to explore the experiences of high school gifted students who participated in gifted programs throughout their primary and secondary education. In order to gain understanding of the participants experiences partaking in gifted programming, the primary research question was asked: What are the experiences of high school students, identified as gifted, who participate in a school district gifted program? To gain a deeper understanding the following secondary research questions were explored: 1. Do students think the gifted program has influenced their academic and social-emotional growth? 2. Do students feel the gifted program provided them with the type and amount of support they needed?
