Exploring the Relationship Between Fidelity of Implementation and Academic Achievement in a Third-Grade Gifted Curriculum: A Mixed-Methods Study

Journal of Advanced Academics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 693-719

  Azano, Amy ^a   Missett, Tracy C ^a   Callahan, Carolyn M ^a   Oh, Sarah ^a   Brunner, Marguerite ^a   Foster, Lisa H ^b   Moon, Tonya R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

fidelity of implementation; gifted learners; gifted reading curriculum; teacher expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870618720     PISSN: 1932202X     EISSN: 21629536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1932202X11424878     Document Type: Article

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