noun
acceleration
Advancement through schooling faster than usual.
The school offers acceleration to students ready for more advanced work.
Etymology
Latin acceleratio named a hastening or increase in speed. Educational acceleration applies that same idea to progress through learning, allowing a student to advance faster than the usual schedule.
More examples
- Grade acceleration allowed him to enter high school early.
- The counselor discussed acceleration with her parents.
- Subject acceleration lets her join an older mathematics class.
Similar words
- advancement
- A broader movement forward that need not happen unusually quickly.
- enrichment
- Adds depth or variety without necessarily advancing grade level.