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Cultural Diversity in Gifted Education. Dea Manotas , Shea Criss , Carolina Groom, Pam Reynolds. Cultural Diversity in Gifted Education. Cultural diversity in gifted education includes:_________ ___________, ___________ __________,____________ ______________, and Asian American. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Dea Manotas, Shea Criss, Carolina Groom, Pam Reynolds
Cultural Diversity in
Gifted Education
Cultural Diversity in Gifted Education
• Cultural diversity in gifted education includes:_________ ___________, ___________ __________,____________ ______________, and Asian American.
Factors for Underrepresentation of Minority Students (African American, Hispanic, and Native American)
• Family Factors• __________ Factors• School Culture Factors• Psychological Factors• __________ Achievement • Language
Family Factors• Stressful home life• ________ _________ home• Lack of Parental education • Low________________ __________• Lack of supervision• Poor ________________ between home and school• Family history of _______-______• Low or unrealistic expectations
Social Factors• Little or no__________________ ________________• Socialize with low achieving students• Need for_______________ ____________• Student lives in one or more risk factors (poverty,
single parent family, and _____________ __________ parents)
School Culture Factors• Low expectations • _____________ from classmates and teachers• Little attention given to _____________ education• Minority students are underrepresented in
____________ ___________
Psychological Factors• Low or lack of ____________• Negative school attitude• Poor relations with authority/adult figures• Low _________-__________• Poor racial identity• Low academic self concepts• Needs ___________________ ___________________
Student Achievement• Low grades or _______• Low standardized test scores• Little or no effort given to academics• _______________ ______________• Procrastination• Poor ________ _______
Cultural Bias• Lack of vocabulary• ______________and ___________• Bilingual lifestyles between school and home• Standardized test written for white middle class• Background _______________• Low teacher expectations
Enrollment Comparisons
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Hispanic White NativeAmerican
Total Enrollment
Identified MentallyRetarded
Identified Gifted
(Source: Office for Civil Rights in Losen & Orfield, 2002)
Overrepresented• While minorities are underrepresented in the
gifted program, the Asian population is often____________________. However, they are often under identified in ______________ education.
Bibliography• http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt/newsletter/winter05/winter05
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diversityspecial-populations-of-gifted• http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/eric/e544.html