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4.9.6 Total School Cluster Grouping (TSCG): A Talent Development Approach to Programming in K-6

Total School Cluster Grouping (TSCG) is a programming model designed to meet the needs of students with gifts and talents and address the learning needs of all students, thereby benefitting all teachers and students. In TSCG, gifted students are placed in a classroom with other gifted students and the range of achievement levels is reduced in every teacher’s classroom. TSCG results in more students identified over time as high achieving and fewer students as low achieving, with more students from underserved populations identified at higher achievement levels over time. Additionally, student achievement increases, and teachers use gifted education pedagogy with all students.

Author(s):

Marcia Gentry
mgentry@purdue.edu
Purdue University
United States

   

professor of Educational Studies, directs the Gifted Education Research Institute at Purdue University. She actively participates in NAGC and AERA, frequently contributes to the literature, has national and international partnerships, and regularly serves as a speaker and consultant. Marcia received multiple grants in support of her work with low-SES, Native American, and underrepresented gifted youth. Her research interests include student attitudes toward school; using cluster-grouping and differentiation to meet the needs of gifted youth while helping all students achieve at high levels; non-traditional settings for talent development; and the development and recognition of talent among underserved populations.

 



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