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http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/a...restricted/Gregory_Park_Dissertation.pdf
Park, G., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. (under review). When less is more: Effects of grade skipping on adult STEM accomplishments among mathematically precocious youth. (2011)

'Summary:
Results from each phase of this study are supportive of key hypotheses of the
time-saving theory (Pressey, 1946b), suggesting that grade-based acceleration, appro-
priately applied with mathematically precocious individuals, can have lasting eects
on the productivity of those pursuing STEM fields. The first phase, summarized by Fig-
ure 6, reinforces past findings in the acceleration literature (e.g., Flesher & Pressey,
1955; Pressey, 1967; Swiatek & Benbow, 1991; Wai et al., 2010; Bleske-Rechek et
al., 2004). As in these previous studies of grade-based acceleration, grade skippers
were more likely to pursue advanced degrees and reach important career milestones
related to success in STEM careers, such as STEM publications and patents. The
current study not only replicates these ndings, it strengthens them by finding simi-
lar patterns of results under the much stricter methodological controls granted by the
matching procedure.'

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This is so nice to see! Thanks for passing this link along.
Smiles,
Grinity

Nice!

I'm curious to read the full article now, to see what the authors speculate as to causation.

Linking to a new reference to this study:
http://giftedissues.davidsongifted....the_schools_won_t_accele.html#Post242967