Textbook: Chapter 37: Underachievement Callahan, Carolyn. M., & Hertberg-Davis, Holly, L. (2013). Fundamentals of gifted Education: Considering multiple perspectives. New York, NY: Routledge. Lesson Overview Chapter 37: Underachievement Parents and educators alike are puzzled and frustrated by the special population of gifted students who are considered underachievers. Underachievement has implications for both society and the underachievers themselves. Society will never know what underachievers might have contributed and the underachievers are less likely to lead rewarding lives. The largest longitudinal study of underachievers conducted to date (McCall, Evahn, & Kratzer, 1992) found that underachievers, compared to other students, seemed to struggle to finish college, to keep their jobs, and to remain in their marriages. Siegle and McCoach (2013) offer these categories of information on underachieving gifted students in our reading for this week: Several definitions of underachievement. How to identify underachievers. The characteristics of underachievers. Empirical research conducted on the family characteristics of underachieving gifted students. The influence of peers on gifted students. Possible causes of underachievement. Interventions to reverse underachievement. Assignment 2 Assignment: Underachievement Fact Project ; Submit via ?Assignment Underachievement Fact Project Rubric PARENT: Create a way to present information to parents who may come to you concerned about the underachievement of their gifted child. Anticipate the kinds of questions parents may have for you. Then, review the information in our readings this week as well as other additional readings as you see fit, to put together the facts to answer their questions. This presentation of information may take the form of a brochure, PowerPoint, video, or another way you may choose to compile and display the information. Be sure it is clear in some way that the content of your chosen project is specifically for a parent audience.
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