Excellence Gaps and Native American Youth: An Examination of the NAEP Data 2000–2011

• In Event: 75.062 - Poster Session 18
  In Poster Session: 75.062-4 - Poster Session: Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent

Abstract

This quantitative study examines whether Native American students represent a smaller proportion of students scoring at highest levels of achievement in National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading, mathematics, and science proficiency compared to students from other ethnic backgrounds in United States K-12 education from 2000 to 2011. Data analyzed come from secondary, restricted data approved by Institute of Education Sciences (IES). This important work extends prior research on excellence gaps that omitted Native American populations. Findings provide a baseline concerning excellence gaps and a foundation for future intervention research concerning high-achieving Native American students. They also provide information and direction for schools and communities that have Native American populations regarding what they can do to narrow excellence gaps.

Authors

• Jiaxi Wu, Bucknell University

• Marcia L. Gentry, Purdue University