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Sternberg, Robert J.; Desmet, Ophélie Allyssa; Ford, Donna Y.; Gentry, Marcia; Grantham, Tarek C.; Karami, Sareh – Roeper Review, 2021
The field of gifted education, historically and contemporarily, is not well-known for being equitable for underrepresented students, specifically, Black, Hispanic, Native American, among others. In this article, we present a short history of gifted education with attention to key historical figures who have significantly shaped the field; their…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Educational History, Influences
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Naglieri, Jack A.; Ford, Donna Y. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2005
In a previous article, we (Naglieri & Ford, 2003) provided evidence from a large-scale study that similar proportions of White, Black, and Hispanic children would be identified as gifted using the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT; Naglieri, 1997). Lohman (2005) has taken issue with our conclusions and our methods. We provide several…
Descriptors: Minority Group Children, Academically Gifted, Disproportionate Representation, Racial Differences
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Naglieri, Jack A.; Ford, Donna Y. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2003
This study examined the effectiveness of the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) in identifying gifted black and Hispanic students in a total population of 20,270 students (K-12). Analysis indicated that similar percentages of white (5.6%), black (5.1%), and Hispanic (4.4%) children earned an NNAT score in the 95th percentile rank. (Contains…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Black Students, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Secondary Education