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Fara, Kimberly J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine how a student's college academic success at Iowa State University (ISU) is related to college credit earning while in high school. The unit of analysis for this research was first time full time first year students who entered ISU in the fall semester of 2006, 2007, and 2008. This study examined the…
Descriptors: Evidence, High Schools, Advanced Placement, Grade Point Average
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Burris, Carol Corbett; Heubert, Jay P.; Levin, Henry M. – American Educational Research Journal, 2006
This longitudinal study examined the effects of providing an accelerated mathematics curriculum in heterogeneously grouped middle school classes in a diverse suburban school district. A quasi-experimental cohort design was used to evaluate subsequent completion of advanced high school math courses as well as academic achievement. Results showed…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Heterogeneous Grouping, High Achievement, Suburban Schools