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Observation and Analysis of Three Gifted Underachievers in an Underserved, Urban High School Setting
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Direct linkCavilla, Derek – Gifted Education International, 2017
Underachievement among gifted students is a paradox that frustrates educators because of the significant disparity between students' potential and their performance. Complicating the issue is the highly individualized nature of the underperformance, which must take into consideration factors of student culture, socio-economic status, motivation,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Underachievement, Urban Schools, High Schools
Download full textFiglio, David; Giuliano, Paola; Özek, Umut; Sapienza, Paola – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2017
We use remarkable population-level administrative education and birth records from Florida to study the role of Long-Term Orientation on the educational attainment of immigrant students living in the US. Controlling for the quality of schools and individual characteristics, students from countries with long-term oriented attitudes perform better…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Educational Attainment, Delay of Gratification, Reading Achievement
Froman, Terry – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2012
There are a number of detailed requirements for gifted screening, referral and eligibility specified under State Board Rules and School Board Rules. In all of these areas, explicit mention is made of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) scores as being integral components. The FCAT scores used for these purposes prior to 2008 were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Intelligence Tests, State Standards, Eligibility
Froman, Terry – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2008
There are a number of detailed requirements for gifted screening, referral and eligibility specified under State Board Rules and School Board Rules. In all of these areas, explicit mention is made of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Norm Referenced Test (NRT) scores as being integral components. Due to budget considerations, the…
Descriptors: Referral, Academically Gifted, State Standards, Eligibility
