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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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.

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