NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
A Qualitative Exploration of the Facilitators and Barriers of Cognitive Engagement among Ninth-Grade Students in Accelerated Curricula
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kai Zhuang Shum; Shannon M. Suldo; Elizabeth Shaunessy-Dedrick; Lindsey M. O'Brennan – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2024
In this study, we used an extreme case approach to examine the facilitators and barriers of cognitive engagement among freshmen in Advanced Placement (AP) or Pre-International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. Twelve ninth-grade AP/IB students participated in semistructured interviews focused on cognitive engagement. After analyzing the data using a…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Placement, High School Freshmen, Grade 9
Acceptability of a Preventative Coping and Connectedness Curriculum for High School Students Entering Accelerated Curricula
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Direct linkDirect link
Elizabeth Shaunessy-Dedrick; Shannon M. Suldo; Lindsey O'Brennan; Robert Dedrick; Janise Parker; John Ferron; Letty DiLeo – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2022
Students report experiencing elevated levels of academic stress while in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBD) classes. In response, we developed a classwide, preventative coping and connectedness curriculum, which consists of 12 50-minute modules for 9th-grade students enrolled in accelerated coursework. In this…
Descriptors: Coping, Acceleration (Education), Prevention, Stress Variables
Predictors of Adaptive Help Seeking across Ninth Grade Students Enrolled in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Courses
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Direct linkDirect link
Parker, Janise S.; Shum, Kai Zhuang; Suldo, Shannon M.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth; Ferron, John; Dedrick, Robert F. – Grantee Submission, 2019
This study explored how adaptive help seeking was related to academic self-efficacy, perfectionism (maladaptive and adaptive), attitudes towards help seeking (perceived benefits and perceived threats), and teacher emotional support among 311 grade 9 students in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classes. Significant bivariate links…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Self Efficacy, Personality Traits, Student Attitudes
Advanced Placement Academy: Case Study of a Program within a School
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Swanson, Julie Dingle; Nagy, Steven – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2014
The focus of this study was the first year of implementation of the Advanced Placement Academy (APA), a program within a high school providing honors and Advanced Placement coursework for high-ability African American students with previously limited access to rigorous courses. The qualitative investigation explores practical solutions from…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Honors Curriculum, High Achievement, African American Students