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Alston, Ken S. – 1984
A school system in Cape Town, South Africa, developed a program called the "Combined Magnet Class" to serve gifted pupils from standards (grades) 3-5 in one classroom. Changes to the standard curriculum were made, and a pupil-determined pace was adopted. The pupils studied English, Afrikaans, and mathematics using a syllabus, for…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education)
