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The Underrepresentation of African American Students in Gifted Programs. By Monique Sims. The Foundation on which all our constitutions are built is the natural equality of man . -Thomas Jefferson. Background. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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The Underrepresentation of African American Students in Gifted Programs By Monique Sims
The Foundation on which all our constitutions are built is the natural equality of man. -Thomas Jefferson
Background • Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) • Brown v. Board of Education (1954) • Education Inequality • Resources and opportunity • Large Minority population • Nearly 50%, Newborns, 2009 • Over- and underrepresentation
Rationale • Underrepresentation of Minority students in gifted education is a substantial problem • These students make up a large portion of the school age population and yet their talent is going to waste
Research Questions • What are the factors that contribute to the underrepresentation of African American students in gifted programs? • What are the experiences and feelings of these students in gifted programs?
Gifted Education • 1972 Marland Report • 1993 Federal Definition • Culture • SES • Disparity continues
Attitudes and Beliefs ABOUT African American Students • Model Minority • Mass media • Deficit Thinking • Remediation • Falsification and misinterpretation of data • Entity Theory of Intelligence • Cultural Misinterpretation • 85%-90%
Attitudes and Beliefs OF African American Students • Acting White • Negative-criticism • Intelligence, Preppy, Uptight • Stereotype Threat • Confirm or deny
Other Contributing Factors • Biased Testing • Standardized- “Objective? • Dominant culture • Teacher Training • Gifted • Multicultural
Implications and Recommendations • Teacher Training • Critical Examination of Beliefs • Family communication • Culturally relevant instruction • Teach by example
References • Reference List