Independent Learning

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Duke TIP’s Independent Learning Program offers academically gifted 4th-12th grade students an opportunity to pursue engaging accelerated or enrichment studies anytime, anywhere. Independent Learning materials work well at home or at school as differentiated instructional options. All materials are field tested by gifted students in the TIP Tester Program.

Choose between two types of delivery modes:

Units or Courses and
Workbooks or CD-ROMs

Select a local mentor in your area, and compact or expand the study to suit a student’s learning style and schedule.

Accompanying textbooks are in most cases sold separately. See the Textbook Guide for more information.

Duke TIP does not grant credit or issue a grade for completion of an Independent Learning course. Students and parents interested in seeking credit or placement should begin working with officials at the local school as soon as the Independent Learning course is purchased. See Seeking Credit for suggestions about approaching this process.

Units

If a student works two to five hours per week, a unit takes approximately six to ten weeks to complete. Units include the 4th-6th grade MathPack: Quest, Discovering King Arthur: Medieval Mystery and Meaning, and Word Power workbooks.

Courses

If a student works two to five hours per week, a course takes approximately one semester (twelve to eighteen weeks) or two semesters (twenty-four to thirty-six weeks) to complete. Courses include all other CD-ROM and workbook products.

Workbooks

The workbook format offers 50 to 150 pages of lesson content, including answer keys, rubrics, and mentor guidelines. Workbook offerings include MathPack: Quest, Discovering King Arthur: Medieval Mystery and Meaning, and Word Power, Algebra I, and Algebra II . Note that certain CD-ROM courses also include workbooks, such as Geometry, Math & the Cosmos, and Clues in Crime. Workbook prices range between $35 and $55—depending on how many workbooks are offered in the unit or course. See each course description for more information.

CD-ROMs

The CD-ROM format offers 100 to 200 electronic pages of lesson content, including interactive assessments such as quizzes, crossword puzzles, and flash cards; hyperlinks to relevant Web sites (certain CDs only); and multimedia content such as audio and video (certain CDs only). A CD-ROM contains at least twice the information of a workbook, if not more. CD-ROM prices range from $55 to $95—depending on the amount and depth of multimedia content and interactivity, as well as number of workbooks included. See each course description for more information about content and technology requirements.

Have more questions? See FAQs or write us at il@tip.duke.edu

Looking for online courses? Check out Duke TIP’s new e-Studies Program.