Rachelle Miller
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Associate Professor/Gifted and Talented Program Coordinator
Also affiliated: Troy University (2009); Purdue University West Lafayette (2010–2012); Conway School of Landscape Design (2018–2024)
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Rachelle Miller's research examines methods for educating high-ability learners, with a particular focus on integrating arts and creativity into STEM fields. She has investigated the application of VanTassel-Baska's Integrated Curriculum Model to enhance spatial reasoning in gifted students and explored the implications of the Next Generation Science Standards for these learners. Miller's work also addresses the benefits of enrichment programs for students from low-income backgrounds and the principles of differentiated instruction for students with engineering aptitudes. She has also authored a publication on book insecurity.
As the Program Coordinator for the Gifted and Talented Education Program at the University of Central Arkansas, Miller's academic contributions extend to teacher self-efficacy and culturally responsive teaching practices. Her scholarship includes 25 publications with an h-index of 4 and 90 citations. She collaborates with colleagues including Jessica Herring Watson, Jason Trumble, Jeff Whittingham, and Erin Shaw.
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- h-index: 4
- Publications: 25
- Citations: 93
Selected Publications
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Book Insecurity (2025)
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Spatial Reasoning Excellence: A Synergy of VanTassel-Baska’s Integrated Curriculum Model and Talent Development (2024)
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Teacher Candidates’ Sense of Self-Efficacy Toward Classroom Management (2019)
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Is Equity on Their Mind? Documenting Teachers’ Education Equity Mindset (2019)
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The content and construct development of the PACT survey (2019)
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Permission to teach: program evaluation of the A+ schools model (2018)
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Implementation of the A+ Schools Program: An Examination of Baseline Teacher Perceptions and Instructional Behaviors (2016)
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- Spatial Reasoning Excellence: A Synergy of VanTassel-Baska’s Integrated Curriculum Model and Talent Development
- Spatial Reasoning Excellence: A Synergy of VanTassel-Baska’s Integrated Curriculum Model and Talent Development
- Spatial Reasoning Excellence: A Synergy of VanTassel-Baska’s Integrated Curriculum Model and Talent Development
- Book Insecurity
- Book Insecurity
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