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Notter, Lucille E.; Robey, Marguerite Carr – Nursing Outlook, 1979
Traces the development of the open curriculum (advanced placement) in nursing education. Reports results from a national survey to assess the open curriculum movement in educational programs of state-approved nursing schools. Implications for curriculum practices in nursing education and career mobility are given. (MF)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Career Ladders, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment

Stovel, John E. – Social Science Record, 1987
Discusses the Document Based Question (DBQ) as a way of assessing critical thinking skills. Examines several weaknesses with this type of test item and offers suggestions for overcoming them. Advocates the method continue to be used. (JDH)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Critical Thinking, Educational Testing, Essay Tests

Sawyer, Robert N. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1986
Discusses the rationale and validity for talent searches, with special emphasis on the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP). Describes the Precollege and Summer Educational Programs and notes typical results. Discusses the by-mail program and the efforts by TIP to serve as a resource to schools as they develop their own programs.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement Programs, Children, Counselor Role

Dickey, Edwin M. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1986
Two-hundred forty-seven students in AP Calculus BC classes in 15 schools were compared to 229 students in college calculus courses in nine colleges, using a testing instrument valid for both groups. The AP Calculus BC students achieved as well as, or better than, their college counterparts. (MNS)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Calculus, College Mathematics, Educational Research

Stanley, Julian C. – College and University, 1985
A followup study of Johns Hopkins University students who began college two or more years ahead of their age group examined their academic progress, ages at graduation, majors, course loads, grades, program length, and the progress of a special group of mIl0s identified through a study of mathematically precocious youth. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Students
Robinson, Ann – 2000
This paper discussed using vertical teaming as a way to organize multi-year curriculum planning for academically talented adolescents. Vertical teams include educators from different grade levels in a given discipline who work cooperatively to develop and implement a vertically aligned program aimed at helping students acquire the skills necessary…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement Programs, Curriculum Design, English Curriculum
Delaware State Dept. of Education, Dover. Assessment and Accountability Branch. – 1999
This summary report, based on College Board profiles, contains information specific to Delaware students who took the Scholastic Assessment Tests (SAT) and Advanced Placement Examinations in 1999--representing more than 5,500 college-bound seniors representing public and private high schools throughout the state. National data are included to help…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement Programs, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Thomas, L. M.; Thomas, Suzanne G. – 2000
This obtrusive post-hoc quasi-experimental study investigated Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) scores of 111 high school students in grades 10 through 12. Fifty-three students were enrolled in at least one Advanced Placement (AP) course at the time of the study. General factorial analysis of variance (ANOVA) tested for significant differences…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, Analysis of Variance, College Entrance Examinations

Modu, Christopher C.; Taft, Hessy L. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1982
Compares performance of first-year general chemistry college students from 32 institutions with performance of Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry Candidates in 1978 to provide a concurrent validity measure of the multiple-choice section of the AP chemistry examination. Average AP candidates scored significantly higher than average college students.…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Chemistry, College Science, Higher Education

Weisberg, Gabriel P. – School Arts, 1978
This article describes the course, sequence and instructional materials of the Advanced Placement Art History course of the Cleveland Museum of Art. The benefits of a cooperative museum/high school course are also discussed. (SJL)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Art Education, Art History, Course Content

Hoffa, Harlan – Art Education, 1979
Though the world of schooling may be in trouble, the world of art is booming, and though few of the benefits have yet percolated through the schoolhouse walls, there are hopeful signs and, indeed, several genuine innovations, such as Advanced Placement and CEMREL's Aesthetic Education Program. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Art Education, Economic Climate, Educational Environment
Walker, Tim – Teaching Tolerance, 2002
Describes how students in Denver, Colorado, confronted racial tracking at their high school. Over 1 year, they interviewed classmates, researched the issue, and developed a report, "On the Outside Looking In: Racial Tracking at Denver's East High School." The students discovered that in their 60-percent minority school, 75 percent of…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Advanced Placement Programs, Equal Education, High School Students

Davis, Jeff – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1996
This article favors providing both gifted and advanced placement programs for students. Three components of a unique gifted program are identified: (1) interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary courses; (2) character development; and (3) independent study. Advanced placement program objectives can be added to gifted programs but should not replace…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Placement Programs, Curriculum Development

Solorzano, Daniel G.; Ornelas, Armida – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2002
A study examined Chicano/Latino access to advanced placement (AP) high school classes. Data from a large California school district indicate that Latinos are underrepresented in AP classes; schools that serve urban, low-income, Latino/a communities have low AP enrollment; and even when they attend high schools with high AP enrollment, Latinos are…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advanced Placement Programs, Court Litigation, Criticism

Trites, John; Lange, Debbie – Journal of Geography, 2000
Discusses the challenges facing teachers with the introduction of the Advanced Placement (AP) human geography course and offers solutions for each of the challenges. Highlights issues such as: offering this course when it does not fit the prescribed curriculum, how to encourage students to enroll, and finding textbooks. (CMK)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, Course Content, Equivalency Tests