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Download full textGill, Tim – Cambridge Assessment, 2020
The aim of this research was to determine the standard that was effectively applied to General Certificates of Secondary Education (GCSE) and A levels in June 2020 by the decision to accept the maximum of the centre-assessed grade and the calculated grade. The data for this analysis came from the results tables for GCSEs and A levels in 2019 and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Grades (Scholastic), Secondary Education, Exit Examinations
Wyatt, Jeff; Jagesic, Sanja – College Board, 2020
The Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) offers high school students the opportunity to take rigorous coursework in high school and receive college credit for AP Exam scores that meet or exceed the requirements of their attending institution. Students receiving AP credit are typically exempted from an introductory-level course or series of courses…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Achievement Tests, Academic Achievement, Introductory Courses
Hargrove, Linda; Godin, Donn; Dodd, Barbara – College Board, 2008
Performance was examined for five cohorts of 1998-2002 Texas public high school graduates through their first year and 1998-2001 cohorts through their fourth year of Texas public higher education. Student performance on college outcomes included (a) first- and fourth-year grade point averages (GPAs), (b) first- and fourth-year credit hours earned,…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education, Comparative Analysis
Engelhard, George, Jr.; Myford, Carol M. – College Board, 2003
The purpose of this study was to examine, describe, evaluate, and compare the rating behavior of faculty consultants who scored essays written for the Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition (AP® ELC) Exam. Data from the 1999 AP ELC Exam were analyzed using FACETS (Linacre, 1998) and SAS. The faculty consultants were not all…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Faculty, Consultants, Scoring
Lewis, Laurie L.; Farris, Elizabeth – 1990
This survey examined trends in enrollments in undergraduate humanities courses. The survey gathered information from 481 (out of 494) colleges and universities about course offerings and enrollment in fall 1988 for full-time and part-time undergraduate students in six subjects: English and American literature, foreign languages and literatures,…
Descriptors: Colleges, Differences, English Literature, Enrollment Rate
Lewis, Laurie L.; Farris, Elizabeth – 1987
This study was undertaken to obtain reliable national estimates of enrollments of undergraduates in humanities courses and to assess changes in enrollments from 1980 to 1985. The survey collected data from a sample of 453 (out of 493) colleges and universities on enrollment figures for full-time and part-time undergraduate students in eight…
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Colleges, Differences, English Literature
Conley, Valerie M.; Zimbler, Linda J. – 1997
The report focuses on the demographic characteristics, employment characteristics, workload, productivity, compensation, and attitudes of full-time instructional faculty teaching humanities at 4-year institutions of higher education in the fall of 1992. Data tables cover the humanities generally and specific program areas of English and…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Business Education, Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Howe, Richard D. – 1996
This document provides comparative salary trend data for full-time faculty at 212 public and 337 private colleges and universities, based on two surveys, one for the baseline year 1992-93 and the other for the "trend" year 1995-96. For each of the 25 disciplines, a summary review provides a definition of the discipline; information on average…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Accounting, Anthropology, Art
