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Siegle, Del; Wilson, Hope E.; Little, Catherine A. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2013
Despite extensive research supporting its use, including the 2004 publication of "A Nation Deceived," acceleration is an underutilized strategy for meeting the academic needs of gifted and talented students. Parents' and educators' attitudes and beliefs about acceleration influence the extent to which it is implemented in schools. This study…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Rating Scales, Urban Schools, Academically Gifted
Siegle, Del; McCoach, D. Betsy – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2007
Teachers can modify their instructional strategies with minimal training and effort, and this can result in increases in their students' self-efficacy. Self-efficacy judgments are based on four sources of information: an individual's own past performance, vicarious experiences of observing the performances of others, verbal persuasion that one…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Self Efficacy, Mathematics Skills, Teaching Methods