Denver Public Schools (DPS), the Denver Scholarship Foundation, The Piton Foundation, and the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education undertook a study to learn how DPS graduates perform in college. The report describes who enrolls in college, and who persists and earns a college certificate or degree. In addition, the…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RECOMMENDED READING FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASSES IN FRENCH CONTAINS 194 ITEMS. THERE IS A MAJOR SECTION ON LITERARY AND CRITICAL WORKS, AND BRIEF SECTIONS ON PERIODICALS, RECORDS, FILMS, AND FILMSTRIPS. EACH ITEM IS PRICED AND AMERICAN SUPPLIERS ARE INDICATED FOR BOOKS PUBLISHED ABROAD. THE BULLETIN ALSO CONTAINS…

This report presents information about the types of courses that high school graduates in the class of 2009 took during high school, how many credits they earned, and the grades they received. Information on the relationships between high school coursetaking records and performance in mathematics and science on the National Assessment of…

The Advanced Placement (AP) program was initiated during the early 1950's in response to growing concerns regarding the educational needs of high ability secondary school students. The Advanced Placement "Status Quo" (AP Status Quo) framework suggests that there has been an emphasis on preparing a few students while excluding the majority of…

This study investigates the relationships among stress, coping, and mental health in 139 students participating in an International Baccalaureate (IB) high school diploma program. Mental health was assessed using both positive indicators (life satisfaction, academic achievement, academic self-efficacy) and negative indicators (psychopathology) of…

With an annual yearly growth rate of 9.3 percent over the last two decades, Advanced Placement courses have become a juggernaut in American high school education. AP courses are routinely perceived as an indicator of educational rigor, and many schools push to enroll low-income or minority students in these courses in the hope of preparing them…

Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states lead the nation in student participation in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs. SREB states know that getting students engaged in a challenging high school curriculum is the most important step they can take to promote college readiness. Advanced Placement (AP) courses and…

Students in Deanna L. Nelson's high school classroom study vocabulary gradually over a period of time. Students begin by collecting words from readings and listing them on a designated whiteboard. They prepare practice quizzes to exchange with peers and engage in frequent vocabulary discussions that emphasize recognition of context clues and other…

Reviewing the history of Advanced Placement, this writer discusses the pro's and con's of a program that offers a school many advantages but has its problems, too. (Editor)

Reported are methods of accelerating and individualizing science and mathematics curricula for extremely gifted junior high school students as developed by the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) and the Intellectually Gifted Child Study Group. Given are examples of acceleration such as allowing the student to take more advanced…

This paper reports the replies given by secondary school teachers and supervisors on a survey asking for their views on (1) the comparative merits of the descriptive materials for the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) and the Advanced Placement Program (APP), and (2) the manner by which the two testing programs are now made available to…

Provides a report of committee activities and meeting minutes. Included is information on the development of the Advanced Placement Program in Economics, the use of foreign students as teaching assistants, the assessment of student learning, and the status of the "Journal of Economic Education." (JDH)

The article presents findings from a national investigation of the educational opportunities available to gifted students, and reports on advanced placement in terms of teacher selection and training, grading, student motivation, and the recently developed junior advanced placement. (CL)