Program Delivery ModelsStrengths and Weaknesses

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Pull-Out Model
Strengths

Weaknesses

Built-in opportunities for peer

Limited contact time

Focus on in-depth study or new

Part-time differentiation of curriculum

One instructional plan required

Lack of integration with regular classroom

Push-in Model
Strengths

Weaknesses

Integration into the regular class-

Gifted peer interaction limited to same grade

Focus on in-depth study or new

Limited contact time

Flexibility to group and regroup based on instructional need

Cluster Grouping
Strengths

Weaknesses

Full-time opportunity for curricu-

Assumes that students are at the same level

Built-in peer group

Gifted peer interaction limited to same grade

Flexibility to group and regroup

Multiple instructional plans required

Full-Time Grouping
Strengths

Weaknesses

Ability to deliver comprehensive

Perceived as more extreme than other forms

Intellectual peer group intact

Flexibility to group and regroup based on several variabilities
Teacher can focus on talent development

Special Classes
Strengths

Weaknesses

Accommodates a broad range of

academically and artistically gift-

May be limited by subjects

ed learners
Allows for uneven development

May be diluted with learners not identified as

patterns

gifted

Course syllabus can be highly

focused

May no differentiate curriculum sufficiently

Popular with secondary schools