Multicultural Mathematics Education For The Middle Grades

Why are many young women and minority-group students less likely than white males to continue their study of mathematics? Among the reasons cited by researchers are these:

Identifying Achievement Potential in Minority Group Students

An inventory was developed to identify potentially successful college students who are from minority cultures and therefore might be missed by traditional screening procedures. An initial pool of 145 items was developed and field tested. The final instrument, entitled Relevant Aspects of Potential, consists of 30 items and is intended to supplement other methods for evaluating student performance.