Grouping and Acceleration Practices in Gifted Education

Linda E. Brody - Johns Hopkins University, USA
Sally M. Reis - National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented
Grouping and Acceleration Practices in Gifted Education
March 2004 | 208 pages | Corwin
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The expert guide to grouping and acceleration practices for gifted and talented students!

The most influential works on acceleration and grouping practices for the gifted are gathered in this volume, which covers concerns about the effectiveness of such techniques, presents research on the optimal conditions and methods for the utilization of grouping and/or acceleration, and describes effective programmatic initiatives.

Key features include:

  • A detailed accounting of the history of acceleration and grouping practices and their effectiveness by field leader Linda E. Brody
  • Examples of successful grouping and acceleration practices specifically designed to meet the needs of gifted students in the regular classroom setting
  • Numerous suggestions for putting the research findings to use

Designed with the busy educator in mind, a variety of grouping and acceleration models are studied in this ready-reference, followed by recommendations for implementation that will ensure appropriately challenging educational opportunities for gifted and talented students.

The ERGE Series:

The National Association for Gifted Children series Essential Readings in Gifted Education is a 12-volume collection of seminal articles from Gifted Child Quarterly. Put the knowledge and power of more than 25 years of research on giftedness and talent into your hands with the leading theories, studies, and findings the experts in the field have to offer.

Contents

About the Editors

About the Editors

Series Introduction

Series Introduction

Introduction to Grouping and Acceleration Practices in Gifted Education

Introduction to Grouping and Acceleration Practices in Gifted Education

1. How Did Six Highly Accelerated Gifted Students Fare in Graduate School?

1. How Did Six Highly Accelerated Gifted Students Fare in Graduate School?

2. Five Years of Early Entrants: Predicting Successful Achievement in College

2. Five Years of Early Entrants: Predicting Successful Achievement in College

3. The Use of Radical Acceleration in Cases of Extreme Intellectual Precocity

3. The Use of Radical Acceleration in Cases of Extreme Intellectual Precocity

4. The Use of Subject and Grade Skipping for the Prevention and Reversal of Underachievement

4. The Use of Subject and Grade Skipping for the Prevention and Reversal of Underachievement

5. The Impact of Early Entrance to College on Self-Esteem: A Preliminary Study

5. The Impact of Early Entrance to College on Self-Esteem: A Preliminary Study

6. Accelerative Strategies: How Effective Are They for the Gifted?

6. Accelerative Strategies: How Effective Are They for the Gifted?

7. Educational Decision Making on Acceleration and Grouping

7. Educational Decision Making on Acceleration and Grouping

8. Grouping Gifted Students: Issues and Concerns

8. Grouping Gifted Students: Issues and Concerns

9. Cooperative Learning and Ability Grouping: An Issue of Choice

9. Cooperative Learning and Ability Grouping: An Issue of Choice

10. Meta-analytic Findings on Grouping Programs

10. Meta-analytic Findings on Grouping Programs

11. An Investigation of the Effects of Total School Flexible Cluster Grouping on Identification, Achievement, and Classroom Practices

11. An Investigation of the Effects of Total School Flexible Cluster Grouping on Identification, Achievement, and Classroom Practices

12. Programming, Grouping, and Acceleration in Rural School Districts: A Survey of Attitudes and Practices

12. Programming, Grouping, and Acceleration in Rural School Districts: A Survey of Attitudes and Practices

Index

Index

Description

The expert guide to grouping and acceleration practices for gifted and talented students!

The most influential works on acceleration and grouping practices for the gifted are gathered in this volume, which covers concerns about the effectiveness of such techniques, presents research on the optimal conditions and methods for the utilization of grouping and/or acceleration, and describes effective programmatic initiatives.

Key features include:

  • A detailed accounting of the history of acceleration and grouping practices and their effectiveness by field leader Linda E. Brody
  • Examples of successful grouping and acceleration practices specifically designed to meet the needs of gifted students in the regular classroom setting
  • Numerous suggestions for putting the research findings to use

Designed with the busy educator in mind, a variety of grouping and acceleration models are studied in this ready-reference, followed by recommendations for implementation that will ensure appropriately challenging educational opportunities for gifted and talented students.

The ERGE Series:

The National Association for Gifted Children series Essential Readings in Gifted Education is a 12-volume collection of seminal articles from Gifted Child Quarterly. Put the knowledge and power of more than 25 years of research on giftedness and talent into your hands with the leading theories, studies, and findings the experts in the field have to offer.

Contents

About the Editors

About the Editors

Series Introduction

Series Introduction

Introduction to Grouping and Acceleration Practices in Gifted Education

Introduction to Grouping and Acceleration Practices in Gifted Education

1. How Did Six Highly Accelerated Gifted Students Fare in Graduate School?

1. How Did Six Highly Accelerated Gifted Students Fare in Graduate School?

2. Five Years of Early Entrants: Predicting Successful Achievement in College

2. Five Years of Early Entrants: Predicting Successful Achievement in College

3. The Use of Radical Acceleration in Cases of Extreme Intellectual Precocity

3. The Use of Radical Acceleration in Cases of Extreme Intellectual Precocity

4. The Use of Subject and Grade Skipping for the Prevention and Reversal of Underachievement

4. The Use of Subject and Grade Skipping for the Prevention and Reversal of Underachievement

5. The Impact of Early Entrance to College on Self-Esteem: A Preliminary Study

5. The Impact of Early Entrance to College on Self-Esteem: A Preliminary Study

6. Accelerative Strategies: How Effective Are They for the Gifted?

6. Accelerative Strategies: How Effective Are They for the Gifted?

7. Educational Decision Making on Acceleration and Grouping

7. Educational Decision Making on Acceleration and Grouping

8. Grouping Gifted Students: Issues and Concerns

8. Grouping Gifted Students: Issues and Concerns

9. Cooperative Learning and Ability Grouping: An Issue of Choice

9. Cooperative Learning and Ability Grouping: An Issue of Choice

10. Meta-analytic Findings on Grouping Programs

10. Meta-analytic Findings on Grouping Programs

11. An Investigation of the Effects of Total School Flexible Cluster Grouping on Identification, Achievement, and Classroom Practices

11. An Investigation of the Effects of Total School Flexible Cluster Grouping on Identification, Achievement, and Classroom Practices

12. Programming, Grouping, and Acceleration in Rural School Districts: A Survey of Attitudes and Practices

12. Programming, Grouping, and Acceleration in Rural School Districts: A Survey of Attitudes and Practices

Index

Index

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March 2004 | 208 pages | Corwin

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The expert guide to grouping and acceleration practices for gifted and talented students!

The most influential works on acceleration and grouping practices for the gifted are gathered in this volume, which covers concerns about the effectiveness of such techniques, presents research on the optimal conditions and methods for the utilization of grouping and/or acceleration, and describes effective programmatic initiatives.

Key features include:

  • A detailed accounting of the history of acceleration and grouping practices and their effectiveness by field leader Linda E. Brody
  • Examples of successful grouping and acceleration practices specifically designed to meet the needs of gifted students in the regular classroom setting
  • Numerous suggestions for putting the research findings to use

Designed with the busy educator in mind, a variety of grouping and acceleration models are studied in this ready-reference, followed by recommendations for implementation that will ensure appropriately challenging educational opportunities for gifted and talented students.

The ERGE Series:

The National Association for Gifted Children series Essential Readings in Gifted Education is a 12-volume collection of seminal articles from Gifted Child Quarterly. Put the knowledge and power of more than 25 years of research on giftedness and talent into your hands with the leading theories, studies, and findings the experts in the field have to offer.


Table Of Contents:

  • About the Editors
  • Series Introduction
  • Introduction to Grouping and Acceleration Practices in Gifted Education
  • 1. How Did Six Highly Accelerated Gifted Students Fare in Graduate School?
  • 2. Five Years of Early Entrants: Predicting Successful Achievement in College
  • 3. The Use of Radical Acceleration in Cases of Extreme Intellectual Precocity
  • 4. The Use of Subject and Grade Skipping for the Prevention and Reversal of Underachievement
  • 5. The Impact of Early Entrance to College on Self-Esteem: A Preliminary Study
  • 6. Accelerative Strategies: How Effective Are They for the Gifted?
  • 7. Educational Decision Making on Acceleration and Grouping
  • 8. Grouping Gifted Students: Issues and Concerns
  • 9. Cooperative Learning and Ability Grouping: An Issue of Choice
  • 10. Meta-analytic Findings on Grouping Programs
  • 11. An Investigation of the Effects of Total School Flexible Cluster Grouping on Identification, Achievement, and Classroom Practices
  • 12. Programming, Grouping, and Acceleration in Rural School Districts: A Survey of Attitudes and Practices
  • Index

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