Building on Student Assets: Talent Development Approaches to Motivation and Achievement

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Abstract

The Talent Quest Model (TQM) of schooling posits that educators should place students at promise for learning and achievement by engaging multiple pathways to educational success. The theoretical model holds that all children can learn in demanding educational settings, particularly when these settings are characterized by culturally relevant pedagogy and optimal interpersonal classroom transactions. This symposium will include presentations of current experimental research examining factors for their potential impact on student motivation and achievement. It is hoped that the results from these investigations will shed light on student engagement in learning and performance, and increase the quality of students’ overall schooling experience. Future research directions will be discussed.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Talent Development of Students Placed at Risk

Chair

• A. Wade Boykin, Howard University

Papers

• The Effects of Teacher Expectations and Ability Grouping on African American Students’ Reading Comprehension - Christopher D. Hill, Howard University

• The Effects of Communalism and Popular Culture on the Mathematics Performance of African American Children - Richard D. Dixon, Capstone Institute at Howard University

• Cultural Considerations in Motivation: Can Communal Learning Contexts Positively Impact African-American Students’ Efficacy Beliefs? - Jennifer O. Burrell, Howard University

• The Effect of Cultural Preferences for Different Cultural Contexts on the Math Performance of African American Middle School Students - Adrian Wayne Bruce, Howard University