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Louisiana's Comprehensive Curriculum: An Analysis Of Impact On Gifted Instruction During Its Primary Implementation Year, Cathy J. Singletary
Louisiana's Comprehensive Curriculum: An Analysis Of Impact On Gifted Instruction During Its Primary Implementation Year, Cathy J. Singletary
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
In the midst of a national focus on improving student achievement, gifted educators within Louisiana were required to implement some or all aspects of a curriculum with a prescribed content structure. The study measured the perceptions of educators and administrators as they analyzed curricular expectations, program options, method of implementation for the Comprehensive Curriculum, a provided common curriculum, and strengths and weaknesses of the identified curriculum. Findings indicated that implementation of the Comprehensive Curriculum had a significant impact on gifted instruction delivered through Advanced Placement/Acceleration program models, and it created a slight shift toward use of enrichment models at the …