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Findings from an Independent Evaluation of the AMNH's Online Seminars on Science Course: "Evolution"
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)

Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1961
Three themes were addressed at the conference: (1) implications of factor analysis for achievement testing; (2) use of achievement tests in awarding course credits; and (3) extended conceptions of evaluation in higher education. The speeches were entitled: Factors of Verbal Achievement, by John B. Carroll; Schools of Thought in Judging Excellence…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Advanced Placement Programs, College Credits, College Entrance Examinations

College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. – 1968
This description of the Advanced Placement Program in Latin for secondary school students furnishes the scope of the four courses (Vergil, Comedy, Lyric, and Prose) on which the tests are based and outlines of each test. Examples and achievement standards are offered with sample test items. Interested individuals and institutions are also provided…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, Articulation (Education)
Le Floch, Kerstin Carlson; Bacevich, Amy – Principal Leadership, 2004
Simultaneous pressures in policy, press, and rhetoric are pushing principals to address the intellectual engagement of their less academically inclined students. Accountability provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) require schools to demonstrate adequate yearly progress for students of disaggregated subgroups. The theme of overcoming…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Pilot Projects
Hammer, Charles H. – 1990
Data on public and private secondary schools that offer advanced placement programs--that is, courses for which college credit is awarded--are provided in this survey report. information on school characteristics and the nature of the program offerings (information not included in College Entrance Examination Board publications) was collected by…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Students
Los Angeles City Schools, CA. Office of Urban Affairs. – 1965
THIS DOCUMENT LISTS PROGRAMS IN THE LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED. ON THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, THERE ARE PROGRAMS FOR THE EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED, COMPENSATORY EDUCATION, A DIVIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL DAY WHICH ALLOWS FOR MORE INDIVIDUALIZED READING INSTRUCTION, AND AN EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY. ALSO OFFERED ARE REMEDIAL READING…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advanced Placement Programs, Basic Skills, College School Cooperation
Shapley, Kelly; Sturges, Keith; Sheehan, Daniel; Weiher, Gregory R.; Hughes, Christina; Howard, Joseph – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2006
The Texas Education Agency's (TEA's) state GEAR UP project--Texans Getting Academically Prepared (TGAP)--has provided interconnected activities supporting early awareness of and preparation for higher education among low-income and minority students, their families, and schools in six South Texas school districts. Over its six years, the state…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Minority Group Students, Low Income Groups, Middle School Students
Lerman, Roslyn B. – 1981
Research was conducted to determine the articulation between high school and college business programs in order to recommend approaches to and elements of a broad-based high school program for the college-bound business major that will (1) provide for advanced placement/college credit; (2) offer enrichment and transferable skills; (3) promote…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Articulation (Education), Business Administration Education, Business Education
PLOWMAN, PAUL D.; RICE, JOSEPH P. – 1967
CALIFORNIA PROJECT TALENT WAS A 3 1/2-YEAR PROJECT WHICH DEMONSTRATED FOUR TYPES OF PROGRAMS FOR GIFTED CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THE ENRICHMENT DEMONSTRATION ANALYZED THE NEEDS FOR INSERVICE TRAINING OF TEACHERS AND DEVELOPED APPROPRIATE WORKSHOPS AND ALSO INVENTED, FIELD TESTED, AND DISSEMINATED SPECIAL PUPIL UNITS IN (1) SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY,…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Advanced Placement Programs, Audiovisual Instruction, Consultants
Burton, Nancy W.; Whitman, Nancy Burgess; Yepes-Baraya, Mario; Cline, Frederick; Kim, R. Myung-in – College Board, 2002
This project described the characteristics and teaching behaviors of those successfully teaching AP® Calculus AB and AP English Literature and Composition to underrepresented minority students. Its purpose was to assist educators in improving the participation and performance of underrepresented minority students in AP classes. Study results…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Academic Achievement, Success, Advanced Placement Programs

Fitzpatrick, Charlie – Journal of Geography, 1990
Examines how geography is particularly well suited to classroom uses of computers. Discusses available geography software in three categories: database, exploratory, and simulation, linking programs to the skills they develop. Provides a list of catalogs and geographic computer programs that teachers may find helpful. (DB)
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Advanced Placement Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
KewalRamani, Angelina; Gilbertson, Lauren; Fox, Mary Ann; Provasnik, Stephen – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
"Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Minorities" examines the educational progress and challenges that racial and ethnic minorities face in the United States. This report shows that over time larger numbers of minorities have completed high school and continued their education in college. Despite these gains, progress…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Outcomes of Education, Minority Groups, American Indians
Brasel, Michael D.; Forrer, Kathleen – 1990
The New Mexico State legislature requires the Department of Education to publish this report card concerning several educational indicators. The indicators included are: (1) enrollment statistics; (2) Advanced Placement Program enrollment statistics; (3) New Mexico Scholars Program statistics; (4) percentage of the graduating class applying to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Advanced Placement Programs, College Applicants
Schmitt, Lisa; Carney, Dee – Online Submission, 2008
This PowerPoint report summarizes AISD student demographic and performance results at high schools as of the end of the 2007-2008 school year.
Descriptors: School Districts, Academic Achievement, High School Students, Test Results
Paek, Pamela L.; Ponte, Eva; Sigel, Irv; Braun, Henry; Powers, Don – College Board, 2005
The Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) is dedicated to providing high school students opportunities to enroll in college-level courses while in high school. The advantages of such accelerated opportunities are both financial and educational. The AP Program is available internationally. As a result of its widespread availability, considerable effort…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, High School Students, Secondary School Teachers, High Schools