Educational Psychology / Unit 8 EDP 0721 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Acceleration and Enrichment
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The idea
Acceleration moves gifted students through the curriculum faster, by skipping grades or taking advanced courses early; enrichment deepens and broadens the curriculum at the usual pace.
In practice
A ten-year-old taking high school algebra is accelerated; one researching local history in depth is enriched.
Where people slip
Both work up to a point, and the best programs combine and differentiate them.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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