Are We Holding Back Our Students that Possess the Potential to Excel?

Autor/in	Phillips, Simone
Titel	Are We Holding Back Our Students that Possess the Potential to Excel?
Quelle	In: Education, 129 (2008) 1, S.50-55 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1172
Schlagwörter	Academically Gifted; Grade 6; Grade 5; Grade 2; Academic Achievement; Student Motivation; Student Interests; Academic Ability; Acceleration (Education); Dual Enrollment; Longitudinal Studies; Educational Practices; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Schulleistung; Schulische Motivation; Studieninteresse; Acceleration; Beschleunigung; Doppelstudium; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Bildungspraxis; USA
Abstract	This is a study of high achieving students using information about gifted students that can apply to and benefit all students. This article places focus on the highly motivated student that is intrinsically motivated, persistently works hard, and achieves top grades, but may not qualify as "gifted". For example, Jonathan has an average IQ as a second grade student. However, he possesses the interest and aptitude necessary to participate in fifth grade reading. Susan, a sixth grade student, has a voracious appetite for reading and excels in mathematics. She has met all of the requirements for grade-level math and shows the willingness and ability to learn more, but her school's curriculum does not offer advanced opportunities in the subject, such as pre-algebra. This article suggests that programs targeting students at extreme top and bottom levels displace a much greater need: the assurance that students are motivated to accelerate in areas of individual interest and aptitude. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10