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Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1981
These materials illustrate the ideas presented in the "Guide for Foreign Languages in Utah." Learning activities, materials, and evaluation procedures have been written to help the language teacher who has never had a methods course, as well as the experienced teacher who is searching for new ideas. The materials begin with a basic unit similar to…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Audiolingual Methods, French, Language Skills
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1981
These materials illustrate the concepts presented in "The Guide for Foreign Languages in Utah." Three model lessons, in elementary, intermediate, and advanced placement Spanish, are presented as a means of illustrating the practical application of the teaching goals and techniques outlined in the Utah "Course of Study for Foreign Languages." The…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Audiolingual Methods, Language Skills, Lesson Plans
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. – 1978
This guide is a comprehensive listing of institutions that honor or grant credit or placement through the College Board's Advanced Placement Program (AP) or College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). Included also are colleges' policies regarding the use of the Test of Standard Written English (TSWE) and the Achievement Tests for placement purposes…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Policy, Advanced Placement Programs, College Credits
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Dept. of Instructional Planning and Development. – 1979
Brief descriptions of course offerings in the social studies for grades 9-12, Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, Maryland, are presented. Courses are listed according to required or elective. Required courses are United States History I and II; National, State, and Local Government, and Contemporary Issues. In addition, over 45 courses…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Black Studies, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design
Richardson, Donna – 1974
The purpose of the project was to develop evaluation, guidance, and tutorial services to maximize the previous health related experience and education of people and to enable them to be placed, with advanced standing, into an existing practical nursing program. Because each student comes into a program with certain knowledge and abilities, Project…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Allied Health Occupations Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Programs
Suprina, Richard N. – 1976
Hauppauge High School has a number of alternatives to educate and motivate seniors. Among these are minicourses in business, industrial arts, and home economics; elective courses; half-day enrollment at the area vocational and technical school; after-school driver education; early graduation programs; work-study programs; and independent study and…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College Bound Students, College Credits, College School Cooperation
Hodgson, Thomas F. – 1970
The University of Washington (UW) investigated the use of three general examinations of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) to increase flexibility in curricular arrangements, to assess the impact of curriculum upon student learning, and to formulate upper-division matriculation standards. Tests were administered to a sample of 333…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Students, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation

And Others; Frautschi, Richard L. – French Review, 1976
This article discusses the factors related to successful achievement on advanced placement tests in French, and reports evidence showing that students with a bilingual home environment or having lived abroad, do better than students simply exposed to language instruction in American schools. (CLK)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Entrance Examinations, French, Language Fluency

Kelly, Edward F.; Chapman, David W. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1977
Relationships between student attitudes toward Edward Keller plan psychology courses and student ratings of specific teacher behaviors and class characteristics were investigated in a study of 563 senior high school students enrolled in Keller plan courses. Practical course value and teacher enthusiasm were positively related to the students'…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Course Content, Course Evaluation, High School Students

Dillon, Dorothy H. – Journal of College Admissions, 1986
Describes the role played by high school Advanced Placement (AP) programs in determining decisions regarding college admissions. A student's prospects for admissions are considerably enhanced by enrollment in A.P. courses. Specific scores, the caliber of the secondary school and of the A.P. courses, and the student's curriculum are also…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Advanced Placement, College Admission, College Applicants

Kerckhoff, Alan C. – American Sociological Review, 1986
Examines the effects of school types and ability grouping within school types on individual student performance. Results demonstrate that students in high ability groups gain more and students in low ability groups gain less over a five-year period than they would be expected had they not been separated into ability groups. (Author/PS)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Advanced Placement

Durden, William G. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1985
The Center for the Advancement of Academically Talented Youth demonstrates the contribution that colleges can make to the education of students who are ready for a level and pacing of instruction not available in the schools. This Johns Hopkins University program is described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Students
Snidow, Puck; Flanagan, Margaret – 1995
The effectiveness of an interdisciplinary approach was evaluated in a suburban high school social studies class that integrated the county's prescribed social studies and English curricula for honors and advanced placement. Focal points for the two teachers were cohesiveness, cooperation, conducive environment, and concept improvement. The class…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, Disadvantaged Youth, English
Phipps, Ronald A. – 2000
This study examined the historic and current contexts regarding student participation in higher education as a step toward developing policy recommendations for improving the percentage of Alaskans going to college. There appears to be a mismatch between the workforce needs of the state and the availability of qualified Alaskans for those jobs. As…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advanced Placement, College Bound Students, College Students
Guenther, Alex – 1999
Designed for Spanish-speaking educators and parents, this pamphlet discusses academic acceleration for gifted children. Major types of academic acceleration and their benefits are described. These include: (1) early admission to kindergarten that saves parents of gifted children the expenses of a year of preschool, allows children to be…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Courses, Advanced Placement