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Direct linkBrinkmann, Lindsay Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Postsecondary enrollment rates in the United States have grown tremendously; however, completion rates have not significantly changed over the last 20 years. Studies have found that International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) participants have higher postsecondary completion rates than their counterparts. The purpose of this qualitative…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Self Efficacy, Advanced Placement Programs, Educational Attainment
Editorial Projects in Education, 2025
Career and Technical Education (CTE) plays a vital role in preparing students for the workforce and postsecondary success. This Spotlight explores innovative approaches to CTE, highlighting strategies for expanding access to college-level coursework and real-world learning experiences. From developing effective career pathway models to integrating…
Descriptors: Career and Technical Education, Access to Education, Career Pathways, Advanced Placement Programs
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Download full textHolman, Andrei Corneliu; Hojbota, Ana Maria; Pascal, Emilia Alexandra; Bostan, Cristina Maria; Constantin, Ticu – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
The aim of the study was to investigate the relationships between certain educational strategies and students' personality traits, on the one hand, and students' academic performance, on the other, respectively between the latter and two types of outcomes (i.e. students' academic performance and intentions to drop out of high school). These…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Advanced Placement Programs, Personality Traits, Correlation
Pyatt, Kevin – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2014
This study investigated the challenges students face when learning chemical reactions in a first-year chemistry course and the effectiveness of a curriculum and software implementation that was used to teach and assess student understanding of chemical reactions and equations. This study took place over a two year period in a public suburban…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Software, Equations (Mathematics), Advanced Placement Programs
Houston Independent School District, 2014
The Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program was developed to increase the number of secondary students who participate in rigorous academic courses, to accelerate student learning, and to improve student performance. The AVID program in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) targets students who (1) are in the academic…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, College Bound Students, School Districts, Acceleration (Education)
Atkinson, Richard C.; Geiser, Saul – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2009
Standardized testing for college admissions has grown exponentially since the first administration of the old "College Boards" in 1901. This paper surveys major developments since then: the introduction of the "Scholastic Aptitude Test" in 1926, designed to tap students' general analytic ability; E.F. Lindquist's creation of…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Testing
