Special Educational Programs for Gifted Senior Pupils
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32405/2413-4139-2020-2(29)-49-54Keywords:
gifted senior pupils, Advanced Placement program, International Baccalaureate program, special educational programs for gifted, evaluation of special educational programs for giftedAbstract
The article deals with special educational programs for gifted high school students. A significant number
of such programs are devoted to providing gifted senior pupils with additional educational services. At the
same time, special attention is paid to two extremely popular programs in the United States, which are called
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate. The two programs are designed to give gifted senior
pupils who study at a high school a chance to take special elective courses, and these courses are credited to
them as loans during college or university courses. In practice, in this case, we are dealing with the early entry
of gifted high school students to colleges or universities. In addition to the general considerations, the article
provides an analysis of individual programs of advanced placement and international baccalaureate studies.
Such programs are implemented by separate institutions of higher education. In spite of the certain versatility
of these programs, each program has a certain peculiarity. For example, there is an Advanced Placement
program for immigrants from ethnic minorities. In another similar program, the emphasis is on mastering
the second language. The above can also be extended to International Baccalaureate programs. As a rule,
the involvement of gifted senior pupils in these programs is carried out in a remote form. However, resident
programs of early admission to higher education also function. Programs Study Abroad are also widespread.
Among the special educational programs for gifted students, first of all, you need to name programs of high
level of complexity, development of creativity, as well as programs that provide for the establishment of advisory
centers for this category of students. In addition to the above, the article presents data that relates to the
analysis of academic results for the first semester of students who have early enrolled in higher education. The
data of socio-emotional character concerning such students is also given. The focus is also on the importance
of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs in the development of gifted individuals
talent, their impact on the future prospects of such students. An important point is the assessment by gifted
students of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs, including singles for boys and
girls. The article concludes with the analysis by parents of gifted high school students of early admission of
their children to higher education institutions.
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