Addressing the Achievement Gap between Minority and Nonminority Children: Increasing Access and Achievement through Project EXCITE

Autor/in	Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula
Titel	Addressing the Achievement Gap between Minority and Nonminority Children: Increasing Access and Achievement through Project EXCITE
Quelle	In: Gifted Child Today, 29 (2006) 2, S.28-37 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1076-2175
Schlagwörter	Minority Group Children; Academic Achievement; Academically Gifted; Suburban Schools; Achievement Tests; Parent Influence; Educational Attainment; Student Attrition; Peer Influence; Enrichment Activities; Talent Development; Program Effectiveness; Eligibility; Educationally Disadvantaged; Secondary School Mathematics; Secondary School Science; Advanced Courses; Acceleration (Education); Access to Education; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; School; Schools; Vorort; Vorstadt; Schule; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Schülerbeurlaubung; Bereicherungsprogramm; Begabtenförderung; Talentförderung; Eignung; Fortgeschrittenenunterricht; Acceleration; Beschleunigung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang
Abstract	Project EXCITE was developed and implemented specifically to raise the achievement of gifted minority students in a large suburban school district of Chicago so that they could qualify for advanced programs and accelerated tracks in high school in mathematics and science. This paper describes the goals, components, eligibility, and selection procedures of the EXCITE program. The number of students annually nominated for Project EXCITE, the number and percentage selected, and reasons for attrition, are presented in tabular form. The four components described herein, aimed at addressing the major factors contributing to the achievement gap are parent education and support, peer support, academic enrichment, and individualized talent development. The author concludes by stating that while Project EXCITE has increased minority students' access to accelerated and advanced programs, accomplishing high achievement commensurate with students' abilities within those programs is more difficult. (Contains 2 tables.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10