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Reis, Sally M.; Westberg, Karen L. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1994
Three levels of staff development were provided to 300 elementary teachers to train them in curriculum compacting for high ability students. Teachers eliminated about half of the content for targeted students. Teachers receiving the most intensive training created higher quality compactor forms for students and used more replacement strategies and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Gifted, Inservice Teacher Education
Reis, Sally M.; And Others – 1993
This report presents an executive summary, in Spanish, of a study which examined the effects of curriculum compacting, a curriculum modification technique for gifted and talented students. The study involved approximately 436 elementary teachers and 783 students in 27 school districts throughout the United States. The study was designed to…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Methods
Reis, Sally M.; And Others – 1993
This study examined the effects of curriculum compacting, a curriculum modification technique for gifted and talented students, with approximately 436 elementary teachers and 783 students in 27 school districts throughout the United States. The study was designed to investigate the types and amount of curriculum content that could be eliminated…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Methods