ABSTRACT
Educators of the gifted are continually seeking new and effective ways to engage and challenge their gifted learners. As students progress through school and into adolescence, this ambition becomes more difficult because their interests begin to extend beyond school. At the secondary level, students crave increasing independence and face distracters, with the educator’s role in the students’ lives becoming further removed, making it particularly challenging to provide enticing and effective services. VanTassel-Baska points out that Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum has several advantages for gifted students, including opportunities for using higher order thinking skills and learning domain-relevant skills, among others. One AP course that may be particularly attractive to gifted students is AP Psychology. The field of psychology is concerned with studying and understanding human behavior; thus its content may be very compatible with the inherent nature of many gifted students. The pursuit of appropriate education for gifted students must continue to be an objective for dedicated teachers of the gifted.
