Cluster grouping of gifted students: How to provide full-time services on a part-time budget

From: Teaching Exceptional Children | Date: January 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

HOW TO PROVIDE FULL-TIME SERVICES ON A PART-TIME BUDGET

What does it mean to place gifted students in cluster groups?

A group of five to eight identified gifted students, usually those in the top 5 % of ability in the grade level population, are clustered in the classroom of one teacher who has training in how to teach exceptionally capable students. The other students in that class are of mixed ability. If there are more than eight to ten gifted students, two or more clusters should be formed.

Isn't cluster grouping the same as tracking?

No. In a tracking system, all students are grouped ...

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