Outcomes and long term benefits of early acceleration for students attending a kindergarten through twelfth grade school in Chautauqua County, New York

Abstract

This study was focused on students at Chautauqua Lake Central School District who graduated and graduated between the years of 2012 and 2014 and had study previously been accelerated or taken honors classes during their time at Chautauqua Lake Central School District. The purpose of the study was to evaluate if they current acceleration pathways and program effected its students after high school graduation. As a result ten students submitted surveys back and three were interviewed. The questions on both the surveys and interviews looked into the participant's experiences, feelings, attitudes and other general feedback about their time being accelerated. In the end most of the participants had positive experiences and thought that the acceleration program had positive impacts on their career goals. Also, participants noted that their social skills and emotional states either were not affected or were positively affected by the acceleration. [from abstract]