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Davis, Julius; Anderson, Christian; Parker, Wil – Gifted Child Today, 2019
Black male students are underrepresented in advanced mathematics programs and courses. White adults and students are the primary beneficiaries of these specialized mathematics options, thereby making them White institutional spaces. There has been a call to focus on the underrepresentation of Black male students in advanced mathematics courses.…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Disproportionate Representation, White Students
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Brown, Katherine B.; Hughes, Abby J.; Crowder, Isabelle G.; Brown, Philip M. – Gifted Child Today, 2015
As the National Middle School Association wrote, "No other age level is of more enduring importance because the determinants of one's behavior as an adult, self concept, learning interests and skills, and values largely are formed in this period of life." During this influential time in the lives of gifted adolescents, it is important to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Academically Gifted
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Burns, Barbara; Henry, Julie; McCarthy, Dianne; Tripp, Jennifer – Gifted Child Today, 2017
Math Circles are designed to allow students to explore mathematics using a problem-solving/inquiry approach. Many of the students attending our Math Circle are mathematically talented and curious. This study examines the perspectives of the students and their families in determining why students attend Math Circle, what they enjoy about Math…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Academically Gifted, Secondary School Mathematics, Problem Solving
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Pinchback, Carolyn L. – Gifted Child Today, 2001
A study introduced a mathematics text that combines real math and science in a fictional context to six gifted sixth-graders. Responses to four questions by the students are provided. Results indicate that using prose writing in mathematics is a fruitful means of assessment in mathematics. (Contains seven references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Gifted, Grade 6