The issue of underrepresentation in gifted and talented (GT) programs has developed into a critical educational concern. At the core are ambiguous identification assessment practices, especially for bilingual students. To illustrate, this article reports data from the last decade that supports the underrepresentation of gifted Hispanic bilingual…

Among findings of the study were that over 75 percent of the states have statutory definitions of gifted and talented, 38 states have regulations or guidelines regarding the identification and screening of gifted children, and 42 states responded that they provided some type of inservice training for teachers (1976-77). (PHR)