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Dare, Lynn; Nowicki, Elizabeth – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2015
Research shows that carefully planned acceleration offers academic benefits with little social or emotional risk to high-ability learners. However, acceleration is underutilized and little is known about students' motivations to accelerate. In this study, 21 high-ability high school students in Grades 11 and 12 took part in a structured…
Descriptors: Gifted, High Achievement, High School Students, Grade 11
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Mendes-Barnett, Sharon; Ercikan, Kadriye – Applied Measurement in Education, 2006
This study contributes to understanding sources of gender differential item functioning (DIF) on mathematics tests. This study focused on identifying sources of DIF and differential bundle functioning for boys and girls on the British Columbia Principles of Mathematics Exam (Grade 12) using a confirmatory SIBTEST approach based on a…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Test Bias, Mathematics Tests, Multidimensional Scaling