UQE97

Resources
Evidence of
Mastery
Learning Options
and Activities
Guiding
Objectives
Underachievement in Gifted Students from Diverse Populations Matrix
Topic 6, continued
Delisle, J. R. (2000). Once Upon
A Mind: The Stories and Scholars
of Gifted Child Education. Fort
Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace
College Publishers.
The relevance and implications
of different types of data should
be discussed.
Ford, D. Y. (1993). An
investigation into the paradox of
underachievement among gifted,
Black students. Roeper Review,
16(2), 78–84.
A list identifying
resources that may
assist families with
problems or crises.
In small groups, create a list
identifying resources that can
assist families with problems or
crises. Include support groups
for gifted students and local
associations.
Explore
ways to
identify gifted
students
from special
populations
who are
unsuccessful
in school.
(GT8K2)
Topic 6
Key
Questions
Why do
underachieving
gifted
students
from diverse
populations
need special
considerations
for
programming
and curricular
options?
Special Populations Matrix Topic 6, continued
Ford, D. Y. (1996). Reversing
underachievement among gifted
Black students—Promising
practices and programs. New
York: Teachers College Press.
Classroom
Activities that stem
from the interest
inventory.
Extended Activity: Use
the interest inventory on a
sample of underachieving
gifted students and use this
information to develop activities
that are appropriate for these
students.
Examine the
characteristics
and
needs of
these
students.
(GT3K3)
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Li, A. K. F. (1988). Self-perception
and motivational orientation in
gifted children. Roeper Review,
10(3), 175–180.
Risko, V. J., & Bromley, K. (2001).
Collaboration for diverse learners.
Newark, NJ: International
Reading Association.
Scrapbook that
teachers make of
eminent, highly
successful adults
who were underachievers
at
school.
Extended Activity: Create a
scrapbook that teachers can
use to motivate the gifted
underachiever of eminent,
highly successful adults who
were underachievers at school.
Identify
strategies to
assist these
students.
(GT5S1;
GT5S5)
Rimm, S. (1995). Why Bright
Kids Get Poor Grades. New York:
Three Rivers Press, Random
House.