NAGC 58th Annual Convention & Exhibition
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26.1 Myths at Work: Exploring Teachers Perceptions of the Construct of a Child Who is Gifted
Track
:
Research and Evaluation
Program Code:
990
Date:
Friday, November 4, 2011
Time:
1:45 PM to 2:45 PM
EST
Room:
HEC
CO-PRESENTER
(S):
Cheryll Adams, Director, Center for Gifted Studies & Talent Development, Ball State University
Erica Hurley, Doctoral Assistant, Ball State University
Rebecca Pierce, Associate Professor, Ball State University
NAGCFACULTY
(S):
Cheryll Adams, Director, Center for Gifted Studies & Talent Development, Ball State University
Erica Hurley, Doctoral Assistant, Ball State University
Amanda Latz, Assistant Professor of Adult, Higher, and Community Education, Ball State University
Rebecca Pierce, Associate Professor, Ball State University
PRESENTER
:
Amanda Latz, Assistant Professor of Adult, Higher, and Community Education, Ball State University
Description
NAGC recently published a pamphlet titled10 Myths about Gifted Education. Using this publication as a starting point, the presenters conducted a qualitative analysis of word data collected from third, fourth, and fifth grade teachers involved with Project CLUE-Plus, a Javits grant funded university-multiple school collaboration, to explore the prevalence of mythological barriers operating within teachers’ perceptions of children who are gifted. Findings indicated that 48% of teachers expressed a belief in one or more myths about children who are gifted. During this session, findings, implications, and practical applications from the study are presented.
No items are available for this session.
