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ERIC Number: EJ403292
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Opportunity to Achieve: Identifying Mathematically Gifted Black Students.
Robinson, Ann; And Others
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v15 n1 p1-12 Jan 1990
This study examined ethnic differences in performance among 78 elementary students (22 Black and 56 White students in grades 2 through 6) who participated in a special program for mathematically talented children and 185 non-participants. Results indicate that the program was successful in identifying and helping mathematically talented Black students. (TJH)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Black Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Program Effectiveness, Racial Differences, White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Math Applied to Novel Situations; Ravens Coloured Progressive Matrices; Sequential Tests of Educational Progress