Date of Award
Fall 12-2013
Degree Type
Honors College Thesis
Department
Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
First Advisor
Stacy Reeves
Advisor Department
Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
Abstract
Today’s educators face the daunting challenge of presenting mandated curriculum content to a very diverse set of students. Furthermore, their success as an educator is often determined by the scores their students earn on standardized tests at the year’s end. Focus is therefore shifted to the struggling student population, and meanwhile, the advanced learners may be left to their own devices, at least as far as their education is concerned. While pullout programs are in place in some school districts, students usually spend the majority of their time in the regular education classroom, where their needs must be adequately met. In this study, several resources discussing the differentiation of education for gifted students in the regular classroom are examined and reported concisely. Teachers need to know where to begin their quest for information on the subject of differentiation, and they have no time to spare. It is the researcher’s hope that this study will provide teachers with a solid starting point.
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Recommended Citation
White, Sarah E., "Differentiating Instruction for Gifted Learners in the Regular Classroom: A Quick-Reference Guide for Teachers" (2013). Honors Theses. 265.
https://aquila.usm.edu/honors_theses/265