LEADER 04058cam 2200577 i 4500001 ocn950202699 003 OCoLC 005 20170427123427.0 008 160511s2016 mau 000 0 eng c 010 2016021408 020 9781612509921 |q(pbk.) 020 1612509924 020 9781612509938 |q(library edition) 020 1612509932 035 (Sirsi) 99970931608 035 99970931608 035 (OCoLC)950202699 040 MH/DLC |beng |erda |cHLS |dDLC |dYDXCP |dBDX |dBTCTA |dOCLCF |dNGU |dYDX |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 050 00 LC3993.9 |b.P58 2016 082 00 371.95 |223 100 1 Plucker, Jonathan A., |d1969- |eauthor. |=^A1291357 245 10 Excellence gaps in education : |bexpanding opportunities for talented students / |cJonathan A. Plucker, Scott J. Peters. 264 1 Cambridge, Massachusetts : |bHarvard Education Press, |c[2016] 300 xi, 228 pages : |billustrations ; |c23 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 520 In Excellence Gaps in Education, Jonathan A. Plucker and Scott J. Peters shine a spotlight on "excellence gaps"--the achievement gaps among subgroups of students performing at the highest levels of achievement. Much of the focus of recent education reform has been on closing gaps in achievement between students from different racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic backgrounds by bringing all students up to minimum levels of proficiency. Yet issues related to excellence gaps have been largely absent from discussions about how to improve our schools and communities. Plucker and Peters argue that these significant gaps reflect the existence of a persistent talent underclass in the United States among African American, Hispanic, Native American, and poor students, resulting in an incalculable loss of potential among our fastest growing populations. Drawing on the latest research and a wide range of national and international data, the authors outline the scope of the problem and make the case that excellence gaps should be targeted for elimination. They identify promising interventions for talent development already underway in schools and provide a detailed review of potential strategies, including universal screening, flexible grouping, targeted programs, and psychosocial interventions.-- |cProvided by publisher 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Setting the table for excellence -- How excellent are we? -- Excellence gaps -- The identification of excellence -- Approaches to talent development -- Alternative identification -- Poverty reduction -- Ability grouping -- Targeted programs -- Personalization and psychosocial interventions -- College attendance and success -- A plan for addressing excellence gaps. 650 0 Gifted children |xEducation |zUnited States. |=^A27022 650 0 Children of minorities |xEducation |zUnited States. |=^A157935 650 0 Poor children |xEducation |zUnited States. |=^A1013473 650 0 Gifted children |zUnited States |vIdentification. |=^A989675 650 0 Education and state |zUnited States. |=^A21993 650 0 Educational evaluation. |=^A195382 650 7 Children of minorities |xEducation. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00855438 650 7 Education and state. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00902835 650 7 Educational evaluation. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00903437 650 7 Gifted children |xEducation. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00942566 650 7 Gifted children |xIdentification. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00942599 650 7 Poor children |xEducation. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01071175 651 7 United States. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204155 |?UNAUTHORIZED 700 1 Peters, Scott J., |d1983- |eauthor. |=^A1321633 949 |i30372016633668 |ojjlm 960 |o1 |s31.00 |tJoyner48 |uJEDU |zUSD 596 1 998 4632591