ERIC Number: EJ743060
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
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Breaking through Assumptions about Low-Income, Minority Gifted Students
Swanson, Julie Dingle
Gifted Child Quarterly, v50 n1 p11-25 Win 2006
This article describes Project Breakthrough, federally funded as a demonstration through the Javits Gifted and Talented Education Act. Project staff worked for 3 years with three elementary schools in South Carolina to train teachers in the use of language arts and science curriculum developed by the Center for Gifted Education at the College of William and Mary. Teachers implemented the William and Mary units and several of the teaching models used in the units with all students. Goals included (a) improved performance of low-, average-, and high-achieving students in mathematics, science, and language arts; and (b) identification of more low-income gifted students. The article reports on the nature of the project, its implementation, and the results that point to changes in teachers' perceptions of students' abilities and of improved student achievement.
Descriptors: Minority Group Children, Academically Gifted, Low Income Groups, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education, Science Curriculum, Language Arts, Curriculum Development, Units of Study, Teaching Models, Academic Achievement, Talent Identification, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Carolina
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