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African American students are underrepresented in gifted programs in American public schools. This is due in part to the teachers' role in the gifted identification process. Classroom teachers are asked to refer students for evaluation for gifted services. To effectively do this, teachers must understand the unique challenges faced by gifted students from diverse populations, be able to recognize potential and be willing to explore their own perceptions about giftedness. When considering the historical plight of African Americans and their quest for an equitable education, coupled with current statistics on income, employment and educational attainment, the need to address this issue becomes clear. Students of high ability, regardless of race, must be given opportunities to realize their potential, ultimately benefiting the individual and society at large. The purpose of my study was to ascertain elementary school teachers' perceptions of giftedness toward African American students and to determine the impact that professional development on underachievement, implicit bias, deficit mindset and recognizing giftedness in diverse populations has on teachers' perceptions. Using an online questionnaire and activities designed to capture teacher's perceptions of giftedness, qualitative data were collected before and after teachers participated in a series of professional development sessions. The data collected were analyzed using codes and themes. Grounded in Critical Race Theory, my action research study provided an opportunity for teachers to explore factors that contribute to inequitable trends in gifted education and provided an opportunity for teachers to reflect on their roles in perpetuating or minimizing this historical concern. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
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The disproportionality of Black students identified as gifted has been a hot topic of discussion in the field of education for decades. If the purpose of education is to maximize the potential of all learners, then educators are missing the mark. Although multiple factors may impact the gifted identification of Black students, one of the biggest conundrums in the field of gifted education—the process of gifted identification—may stem from the lack of common definitions of intelligence and giftedness. The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' perception of giftedness and other factors that may be impacting the gifted identification of Black students in a small, rural school district. This comparative descriptive research design examined the role teachers play within the gifted identification process by analyzing the following data gathered from three elementary schools: teacher perception of giftedness, teacher perception of the gifted identification process, and teacher perception of factors that may provide a more equitable gifted identification process. Descriptive statistics and nonparametric data analysis were used to analyze and compare quantitative survey results. In vivo coding and inductive thematic analysis were used to analyze qualitative data from open-ended survey items and interviews. Key findings were reported to division leadership and recommendations for increasing the number of Black students identified as gifted were provided. To ensure equitable access to appropriate education for all students, especially those who have been historically underrepresented, continuous improvement of the gifted identification process through planning and policy is integral for the progression of society. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
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Meeting the needs of the gifted student with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) requires addressing both conditions. Education professionals are in a unique position to begin this process by referring the student to school specialists for evaluation. However, diagnostic confusion surrounding autism, misconceptions about special education, varying conceptions of giftedness, and overlapping behaviors of giftedness and ASD can inhibit education professionals' ability to recognize unique behaviors of gifted students with ASD, and make appropriate referrals, placing the student at academic risk. Autism and giftedness have been studied separately in the fields of education and psychology for more than half a century. Although the study of giftedness with ASD has begun to increase in recent years, no empirical study to date has focused on education professionals who successfully referred this student population for specialized services. The present mixed methods study examined perceptions and experiences of education professionals who successfully referred gifted students with ASD for specialized services. Survey research probed training, experience, and credentials, as well as perceptions about twice exceptionality. Semi-structured interviews investigated observed behaviors prompting their student's referral for specialized services, experiences with their gifted students with ASD, and evidence they found influential in identifying their student as gifted. These elements combined to provide not only a conceptualization of the gifted student with ASD, but a conception of the education professional who worked with them. The results of this study will inform research, pre-service coursework, and professional development in meeting the needs of this special population of gifted student. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
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