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Excellence gaps in education : expanding opportunities for talented students /

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 achiev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Plucker, Jonathan A., 1969- (Author), Peters, Scott J., 1983- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Gifted children > Education > United States.
Children of minorities > Education > United States.
Poor children > Education > United States.
Gifted children > United States > Identification.
Education and state > United States.
Educational evaluation.
Children of minorities > Education.
Education and state.
Gifted children > Education.
Gifted children > Identification.
Poor children > Education.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.