Blank, Stanley S.; Ellis, Julia L.

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ERIC Number: EJ370334

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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"Challenge" Classes for Gifted Secondary Students: A Feasible and Potent Method of Programming for the Gifted.

Blank, Stanley S.; Ellis, Julia L.

B. C. Journal of Special Education, v11 n4 p327-33 1987

"Challenge classes" for secondary students are described in the context of their five-year history in one school district and by comparison with traditional approaches to education of the gifted. The program encourages the learner to push beyond normal curriculum expectations. Content is determined by individual teachers and their students. (JW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Innovation, Gifted, Individualized Instruction, Secondary Education, Special Classes, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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