IRPA's Research
Article on Grade-Based Acceleration
A recent article by Ryan Wells, David Lohman, and Maureen Marron in the Journal of Advanced Academics explores the factors associated with grade-based acceleration. You can read an abstract of the article or request a PDF reprint from Maureen Marron.
For more research by David Lohman, please see his index of recent papers online.
A Nation Deceived: Impact at Year 3
Results of International Study
Validation Studies
The effectiveness of the IAS as a decision making instrument has been validated in multiple studies. These studies are reported in A
Nation Deceived (Vol. II), Appendix D.
NAGC 2007
More recent results demonstrating the effectiveness of the IAS were presented at the 2007 National Association of Gifted Children in a talk titled "Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Iowa Acceleration Scale (IAS) in Determining the Appropriateness of Whole-Grade Acceleration."
Swanson Wins Dissertation Award
Dr. Joni L. Swanson received a 2009 Dissertation Award from the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) for her dissertation, An Analysis of the Impact of High School Dual Enrollment Course Participation on Post-secondary Academic Success, Persistence and Degree Completion. Click here to read the executive summary posted on the NASSP Website.