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Rizvi, Fazal; Savage, Glenn C.; Quay, John; Acquaro, Daniela; Sallis, Richard J. T.; Sobhani, Nima – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2020
This article examines the ways in which the International Baccalaureate's Learner Profile is interpreted and enacted in three different national settings. Using the data collected from a comparative study of the Learner Profile in nine International Baccalaureate schools in India, Hong Kong, and Australia, the article problematizes the widely held…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Advanced Placement Programs, Student Characteristics, Profiles
Radunzel, Justine; Allen, Jeff – ACT, Inc., 2020
Many schools, districts, and states administer the PreACT® and/or the ACT® test to measure readiness for college and careers. A recent study suggests that these test scores can also be used to help identify students who are academically prepared and may benefit from some of the more rigorous courses offered in high schools across the nation,…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Scores, College Readiness, Career Readiness
Samaneh Jafari – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this qualitative case study is to explore to get an understanding of a social studies teacher's approach to media literacy including factors that inform her teaching and the students' understanding of her instructional practices. The participants of the study were one social studies' teacher and six students from her U.S. History…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Media Literacy, Teaching Methods
Elizabeth Rasmussen – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The number of English Language Learners (ELLs) in the United States is rapidly increasing, particularly in high schools. Although the number of ELLs is growing at a fast pace in the United States, the number of ELLs enrolled in advanced educational programming has not increased. After an in-depth review of the extant literature, it is evident that…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Advanced Placement Programs, English Language Learners, Teaching Methods
Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2017
This report summarizes district Advanced Placement (AP) test results in 2017. AP test results may be used by higher education institutions to place students in courses and extend course credit to students who obtain high scores on the examinations.
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Tests, High School Students, Scores
Bittencourt, Tiago – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2023
In 2012, Ecuador signed an agreement to introduce the International Baccalaureate into the country's public-schools. Once considered an emblematic policy of former president Correa's administration, the initiative is now questioned and its future uncertain. This ethnographic study strives to write against the commonly invoked deficit narratives…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Advanced Placement Programs, Public Schools, Social Mobility
Ferrell, Amy L.; Black, Ray – Urban Education, 2023
Upholding critical race theory (CRT)'s transdisciplinary approach to unveil the educational violence against Students of Color, we apply W.E.B. Du Bois's story of John from the chapter "Of the Coming of John" in "The Souls of Black Folk." In doing so, we expose the problematic ideological and practical structures used for the…
Descriptors: Critical Race Theory, Minority Group Students, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education
Kristen Hengtgen; Hector Biaggi – Education Trust, 2023
Research shows that when students have access to advanced coursework opportunities, they work harder and are more engaged in school, have fewer absences and suspensions and higher graduation rates. Unfortunately, many Black and Latino students and students from low-income backgrounds lack equitable access to advanced coursework opportunities, such…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Access to Education, African American Students, Hispanic American Students
Canzater Machera Rice – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In the United States, education continues to be plagued by a racial achievement gap that disproportionately affects Black children. Although significant progress has been made in eliminating some of the country's long-standing racial discriminatory practices, the effort to eradicate racism remains unfinished as long as disparities exist between…
Descriptors: High School Students, African American Students, STEM Education, Advanced Placement
Leah Sarah Reingold Gordon – ProQuest LLC, 2023
High school chemistry is essential. Every citizen needs basic chemistry background to understand current events, and millions more can benefit from further study. Nevertheless, students do not always continue learning chemistry, even when they could do so. The loss of potential learning is significantly more common for girls, economically…
Descriptors: High School Students, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Science Teachers
Noah Hirschl; Christian Michael Smith – Sociology of Education, 2023
Racialized tracking is central to sociological explanations for racially stratified educational outcomes. However, school officials' decision-making is of debated importance for explaining racialized tracking. We contribute to this literature by examining the effects of schools' enrollment policies for Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Using a…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Track System (Education), Racism, Enrollment
Gazdzik, Kazimir Bartley – ProQuest LLC, 2018
In an educational environment that has limited resources, and greater pressures for increased academic standards, what is the best option to help prepare high school students for college academics? This research study: "A Mixed Method Study of the Impact of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and Dual Enrollment Courses on…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, High School Students, College Preparation, Advanced Placement
Orr, Aline – Online Submission, 2018
This report summarizes the Austin Independent School District Advanced Placement (AP) test results in 2018. AP test results may be used by higher education institutions to place students in courses and extend course credit to students who obtain high scores on the examinations
Descriptors: School Districts, Advanced Placement Programs, High School Students, Student Participation
Hemelt, Steven W.; Swiderski, Tom – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2022
We analyze the rollout of a Statewide Dual-Credit (SDC) program intended to expand access to college-level courses during high school. We find that SDC increased early postsecondary course-taking among students in the middle of the achievement distribution, especially through courses in vocational subjects, without decreasing participation in…
Descriptors: High School Students, Dual Enrollment, College Credits, Courses
Marino, Michael P. – History Teacher, 2022
Historical thinking, a term that encompasses a diverse set of definitions and competencies, calls on students to replicate the work and cognitive processes of historians by analyzing and interpreting evidence and making logical conclusions based on this evidence. Given this emphasis on discipline-specific skills, "sources" (especially…
Descriptors: History, Thinking Skills, Historians, Primary Sources