Evaluating the Efficacy of Using Predifferentiated and Enriched Mathematics Curricula for Grade 3 Students: A Multisite Cluster-Randomized Trial

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 272-286

  McCoach, D Betsy ^a   Gubbins, E Jean ^a   Foreman, Jennifer ^b   Rubenstein, Lisa DaVia ^c   Rambo Hernandez, Karen E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

cluster randomized trial; differentiated curricula; enriched curricula; Grade 3 students; mathematics; multilevel model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907178614     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: 19349041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016986214547631     Document Type: Article

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