Underrepresentation and Disproportional Representation: Is Gifted Identification Fair?

Saturday, November 11, 2023

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Location: Coronado D/E

Scott J. Peters, PhD

Senior Research Scientist
Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt, Wisconsin
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Dante D. Dixson

assistant professor of school and educational psychology
Michigan State University, Michigan
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Carolyn M. Callahan

Professor Emerita
University of Virginia, Virginia
Jonathan A. Plucker, PhD

Professor
Johns Hopkins University, Tennessee

Is disproportional representation due to unfair identification procedures or true differences in test scores due to unequal opportunities? This session shares results from a study of one of the largest districts in the nation. Results show that after controlling for test scores, Black, Latinx, and low-income students have higher odds of being identified than their Asian or higher-income peers.

Learning Objectives:

Attendees will understand the difference between disproportional representation and underrepresentation.
Attendees will better understand the causes of disproportional representation and how it can be mitigated.