Academic Acceleration 1

Susan G. Assouline; Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik; Nicholas Colangelo

doi:10.4324/9781003233961-2

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Academic Acceleration 1

Susan G. Assouline, Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik and Nicholas Colangelo

Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education, pp.5-22

Prufrock Press, Third edition

2020

DOI: 10.4324/9781003233961-2

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Abstract

Academic acceleration comprises a range of challenging and advanced educational interventions designed to match the academic and social-emotional needs of high-ability students. Advanced students might move up an entire grade (whole-grade acceleration) or move ahead of their age-mates in one or more subjects (content acceleration). Conceptually simplistic, implementation of certain types of acceleration, such as whole-grade acceleration, remains relatively infrequent (Wells et al., 2009). Not providing appropriate challenges for highly able students (Peters et al., 2017) is especially concerning because lack of intervention defies the robust research supporting acceleration (Assouline et al., 2015; Steenbergen-Hu et al., 2016; Steenbergen-Hu &Moon, 2011), thereby ignoring best practice.

Applied Psychology

Psychology

Acceleration

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Educational interventions

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Title: Subtitle: Academic Acceleration 1
Creators: Susan G. Assouline
Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik
Nicholas Colangelo
Resource Type: Book chapter
Publication Details: Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education, pp.5-22
Edition: Third edition
DOI: 10.4324/9781003233961-2
Publisher: Prufrock Press; Waco, TX
Language: English
Date published: 2020
Academic Unit: Belin-Blank Center; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Counselor Education; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
Record Identifier: 9984528097002771

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