Perceptions of elementary teachers on the characteristics of gifted students in general versus gifted Hispanic limited English proficient students

Abstract

Fernández, Alberto T., "Perceptions of elementary teachers on the characteristics of gifted students in general versus gifted Hispanic limited English proficient students" (1995 The dissertation Alberto r .,_a approved.,., Results of a two-way MANOVA indicated that there were significant differences in responses by survey group and by ethnicity, and there was no significant interaction between group and ethnicity.

Recent doctoral dissertation research on gifted

“…Several dissertations research different aspects of these teacher perceptions (Boldman, 1996;Dodd, 1996;Fernandez, 1996;Lewis, 1996;Pizzat-Tinnin, 1996;Rogers, 1996;Whitton, 1996).…”

“…This presents may problems for the county's schools and a variety of coping strategies has been instituted in the more than 35 years of this evident problem. Fernandez (1996) tried to determine whether the perceptions of elementary teachers showed differences when viewing the characteristics of gifted students and gifted Hispanic students with Limited English Proficiency.…”

Teacher Perceptions of Gifted Hispanic Limited English Proficient Students

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether the perceptions of teachers on the characteristics of gifted students classified as Hispanic LEP differed from teachers' perceptions of gifted students in general (Fernandez, 1995). The study also sought to determine whether the teachers' perceptions differed, based on their ethnic backgrounds.…”