Research Methods -A16 &A17

Draft Background of Problem

Laura Kay Utgard

Cal Southern University

PSY 87127 Research Methods in Psychology

Linda Fischer

July, 2018

Draft Background of Problem

There are laws which have been put in place to ensure that there is an improved education to all students especially the individuals who are facing threat of academic problems or letdown. In this law, the schools are anticipated to indicate Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and this implies the larger percentages of the students are to be judged in terms of proficient on a yearly basis. The group of the people who tries to improve the education through having changes to the policy through the legislative process, court decisions, or through the administrative rulemaking have never through of the unintended consequences of those policy changes. Comment by Reviewer: This discussion is not properly sourced. This is a major problem. You need to use the proper APA in text citations. Comment by Reviewer: Your papers need to be left justified…………….. Comment by Reviewer: Provide a complete introduction with talking points or key points you will present.

There have been existences of the gap between the majority and the minority as well as the low income and the higher income which indicates a significant variation between the students both in the classroom and outside the classroom. There are several disparities which have affected the issue of the gifted education in addition to the rigor or the curriculum and the teacher preparedness experience, class size, the wellbeing of the school, and the technology-assisted education. These disparities are ranging from the location of the schools, perception of the community and the fellow students which makes it hard for the gifted students to learn in an effective and conducive environment. Comment by Reviewer: This discussion is not properly sourced. This is a major problem. You need to use the proper APA in text citations. Comment by Reviewer: Use statistics to emphasize disparities.

The gap that is present between the performing groups i.e. economically disadvantaged, major racial, and children faced some challenges or are disabled, and the English language learners to the high performing groups are required to reduce with time . American Education Policy has focused on the excellence which has all along created the situations for all the students to perform based on the their abilities (Dr. Tracy, 2006). Comment by Reviewer: Source needed. Comment by Reviewer: Finish discussion.

The issues of the excellence have been a major concern to the parents, gifted students, and the teachers. The process of seeking excellence implies that adequate opportunities, as well as instruction, are necessary to enable the brightest students to look for and discover innovative ideas so that they can be the best they can and no considerations have been made to the talented athletes. The issue of gifted education is a major concern in most parts of the country especially due to the disparities which are affecting this area of the education sector. A gifted student is having the ability to perform just like any other students but there are some challenges which they are undergoing through. Gifted children lack the emotional and the social attention which is always important towards their development. There is always a link between the social and the emotional development with the academic needs of the gifted children. People who are closely associated or are providing education or those who are supposed to provide a learning environment to the gifted children have failed to recognize the basic needs of the emotional and the social support. Many educators, counselors, and other people who are linked to the education of the gifted children are failing to recognize and respect the social, emotional and the academic needs of the gifted students (Karen, 2001). Comment by Reviewer: This paragraph not sourced.

The learning of the gifted children has also been affected by the by the issue of labeling. This is usually affecting the perspective of the students because it makes them believe that people view them differently. The issue of labeling has made the gifted students to consider themselves as totally different from other students thus affecting their education negatively. Another disparity which is a major concern towards the education of the gifted student is the lack of adequate resources, especially in the rural areas. Apart from the lack of resources, other challenges that are affecting the gifted student in the rural areas is due to the absence of attention, complexities in the infrastructure, poverty, poor access, and the effects that come from the lack of priorities in the education policies. Major priorities have been placed on the schools in the urban areas thus leaving behind the rural learning institution behind in terms of the development and availability of the learning resources (Azano, 2017). Comment by Reviewer: Paragraph not properly sourced.

Another disparity which has been considered to be the key contributor towards the poor education to the gifted student is the lack of the precise objectives by the educators, absent of the delivery model, and the poor assessment of the whole learning process of the gifted children. Poor support has affected the efforts of advocacy towards the education of the gifted children (Kyle, Dianne, & Mary, 2011). Comment by Reviewer: Two sentences, not a paragraph.

Comment by Reviewer: Sources needed from last 5 years.

References

Azano, P. (2017). Book Review of serving gifted students in rural settings. Journal of Research in Rural Education, 32 (2), 1-3.

Dr. Tracy, Cross. (2006). The social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Kids: Understanding and Guiding Their Development. School Library Journal, 52(10), S78

Jillian, G. (2010). Children with gifts and talents: looking beyond traditional labels. Roeper Review, 32 (3), 200-206.

Karen, J. (2001). Integrating an effective component in the curriculum for gifted and talented students. Fall, 24 (4), 14-18.

Kyle, W., Dianne, F. V., & Mary, C. (2011). Active advocacy: working together for appropriate services for the gifted learners. Spring, 34 (2), 20-25. Comment by Reviewer: These are all dated. Find current articles.