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Academic Acceleration: A Policy Advocacy Document, Kelly Neylon
Academic Acceleration: A Policy Advocacy Document, Kelly Neylon
Policy Advocacy
The purpose of this advocacy document, written in 2013, is to illustrate the need for a change in policy for gifted students in a suburban school district. The recommended policy change would allow academic acceleration in the form of whole-grade acceleration and/or subject-area acceleration for gifted students. This advocacy document includes a review of the literature related to acceleration and gifted students and an analysis of the educational, economic, social, political, moral, and ethical need for the policy change. Also included is a review of current practices in this district as well as the positive and negative aspects of acceleration. …
A Structured Conceptualization Of Reasons To Accelerate: Words From The Wise, Lynn Dare
A Structured Conceptualization Of Reasons To Accelerate: Words From The Wise, Lynn Dare
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Existing research indicates that carefully planned acceleration offers academic benefits with little social or emotional risk to high-ability learners. However, acceleration is seldom practiced and little is known about how students perceive acceleration. This study provides a structured conceptualization of reasons why secondary students chose acceleration through concurrent enrollment. Participants who were concurrently enrolled at Western University while in their final year at high school completed a concept mapping exercise based on Trochim’s methodology. A seven cluster model provided the best graphical representation of reasons to choose concurrent enrollment. Key concepts included (a) university preparation, (b) demonstrating initiative, (c) getting …