A Review of Assessment Issues in Gifted Education and Their Implications for Identifying Gifted Minority Students

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A Review of Assessment Issues in Gifted Education and Their Implications for Identifying Gifted Minority Students is written by Mary M. Frasier and published by DIANE Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0788143271 (ISBN 10) and 9780788143274 (ISBN 13).

Examines research and literature that deal with assessment, with the focus on issues related to the identification of potentially gifted students from racial and ethnic minority groups, economically disadvantaged students, and those with limited English proficiency. The major reasons for under representation are discussed and proposals are made for designing strategies to reduce or eliminate test bias, improve the referral process strategies, and stress cultural strengths rather than deficits.