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For the purposes of this chapter, misdiagnosis is defined as a child who is identified as having a behavioral problem or psychological diagnosis without taking his or her gifted intellect and the normal behaviors of the gifted into consideration. The hypothesis for this chapter is that gifted Hispanic and African American children commonly served in the United States public school system often are underidentified as gifted due to behaviors related to their culture, as opposed to their level of giftedness; furthermore, the underidentification can lead to misdiagnosis. This chapter presents anecdotal evidence supporting the hypothesis that giftedness often is overlooked in culturally and linguistically diverse student populations. The children's identification is then frequently misdiagnosed or misrepresented. Some of the reasons for the misdiagnosis evidenced include: language differences, cultural norm differences, multiple school placements, institutionalized racism, and the prevailing lack of knowledge about giftedness in general. Various cultural populations likely carry more psychological diagnoses due to idiosyncratic issues that are discussed in this chapter. Carrying a psychological diagnosis further obviates overlooking giftedness in the culturally diverse population. Recommendations for identification and remediation of the misdiagnosis problem also are discussed. The author posed questions related to the stated hypothesis, which guided the collection of anecdotal information for this chapter. During individual interviews the questions were posed to educators, paraprofessionals, and parents. The members of this group included an elementary school principal, the head psychologist of a school district, an elementary school teacher, a parent-educator, a parent, a school district gifted coordinator, and a pediatric neuropsychologist. The individuals interviewed included an equal representation of Hispanics, African Americans, and Anglos, and one American Indian. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)
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"Twice-exceptional" children are those children who are gifted yet also have a disability that impacts their ability to fully develop in all areas (Baum & Owen, 2004). In this chapter, the term twice-exceptional will refer not to a given definition of either giftedness or disability, but to children who "exhibit remarkable strengths in some areas and disabling weaknesses in others" (Weinfeld, Barnes-Robinson, Jeweler, & Shevitz, 2002). This chapter will focus on those children who exhibit learning and social difficulties rather than physical or sensory impairments, primarily because they constitute the largest population of twice-exceptional students (National Educational Association, 2006). The following topics are addressed: identification issues, paradoxical characteristics, paradoxical programming, and paradoxical curriculum. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: create)
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The author discusses using mathematics as an equalizer for gifted Latino/a adolescent learners. In 1994, the Board of Directors of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics created a task force to explore the topic of "mathematically promising" students. This period marked a new era in the discussion of what mathematical ability had traditionally meant. The task force had as its primary goal to guide discussions among mathematicians and mathematics educators about the mathematically talented student. The task force reported that an indicator of being a mathematically promising student is based on his or her potential to become a good problem solver. The team described being "mathematically promised" as individual attributes connected to four nonfixed variables: (1) ability, (2) motivation, (3) beliefs, and (4) experiences and opportunities. By examining the mathematical "potential" of students, this new definition for identifying talented students may have alluded, for the first time, to students who had not been traditionally identified as gifted, talented, intelligent, or precocious, but rather to those who have been excluded from previous definitions of gifted and talented and therefore excluded from rich mathematical opportunities. This chapter addresses: identification of mathematically promising students; the realities of today's schooling; differentiating mathematics teaching and learning in the United States; differentiated instruction within inclusive classrooms; giftedness and culture; a perspective from Latin America—classroom dynamics in mathematics; language and mathematics; multiple literacies in a mathematics classroom; writing mathematics, reading mathematics, and talking mathematics; making mathematics classrooms culturally and socially responsive; integrating the history of mathematics; effective strategies for English language learners; and teaching mathematics to talented Latino/a students. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)
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In an increasingly global world, a deliberate effort must be made to recognize the value of all people of the world. Our Western view of exceptional behavior is not necessarily shared by other people of the world, nor is our view the only valid perspective. Throughout history, giftedness has been defined in a variety of ways. In the following pages we will discuss intelligence as giftedness, giftedness beyond intelligence, the debate on whether giftedness is a human trait or a behavior, and views of giftedness by scholars who are not White and male. Finally, we will take a comprehensive look at giftedness as defined by people across the globe. The challenge for gifted education in a globalized world is to utilize learning situations, appropriate curriculum, and available resources to develop necessary skills for a thoughtful, successful citizenship. Our challenge is to be sine our students are aware of their power and their responsibility toward others in the world. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)
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This chapter addresses the background of American Indian schooling and the need for cultural responsiveness to advance student achievement by defining giftedness in an American Indian context. It also examines promising models for appropriate programming and services for American Indian students who exhibit giftedness and talent. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)
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