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Lynch, Sharon J. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1992
This study of 905 academically talented students (ages 12-16) who completed a 1-year course in high school biology, chemistry, or physics in a 3-week summer program found that the fast-paced courses effectively prepared subjects to accelerate in science and that talented students could begin high school sciences earlier than generally allowed.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Courses, Advanced Placement
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Lee, Seon-Young; Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2005
This study examined how local schools responded to students' outside-of-school summer courses, particularly regarding the awarding of credit and appropriate placement. It involved 262 middle and high school administrators of students who had attended a gifted summer program at a local university. Survey data showed the critical influence of the…
Descriptors: Credits, High Schools, Student Placement, Administrators
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Hsu, Leonardo – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2003
Students (n=128) enrolled in 8 summer intensive physics courses for academically gifted students participated in a study to assess the effectiveness of such courses compared to ordinary year-long high school physics courses. Average gains achieved by students were comparable to those achieved by students in the ordinary-length courses. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education), Gifted, Physics
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