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Reform in an Urban School District: The Role of PSAT Results in Promoting Advanced Placement Course-Taking
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Vaughn, E. Sidney, III – Education and Urban Society, 2010
According to Arthur Powell "Advanced Placement courses have probably brought more challenging academic experiences to more students than any other single reform in recent American high school history" ("Lessons from Privilege: The American Prep School Tradition", p. 243). To this end, there has been a significant increase in…
Descriptors: High School Students, Advanced Placement Programs, Grade Point Average, High School Graduates
Findings from an Independent Evaluation of the AMNH's Online Seminars on Science Course: "The Ocean System"
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Inverness Research, 2008
Inverness Research studied the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Seminars on Science program for eight years, from its inception in 1998 to 2006. This paper presents teacher survey ratings for "The Ocean System", along with profiles of three teachers who took the course. Course takers report on the annual follow-up surveys that…
Descriptors: Oceanography, Educational Resources, Advanced Placement Programs, Private Schools
Findings from an Independent Evaluation of the AMNH's Online Seminars on Science Course: "Evolution"
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Inverness Research, 2008
Inverness Research studied the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Seminars on Science program for eight years, from its inception in 1998 to 2006. In 2008, Inverness Research conducted additional studies of the AMNH's new online course, "Evolution". This paper presents teacher survey ratings for "Evolution", along with…
Descriptors: Evolution, Suburban Schools, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)