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Chandler Unified Schools, AZ. – 1982
The honors program at Chandler High School (Arizona) which combines the International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced Placement (AP) programs is described in this brochure. Following a general overview of IB and AP programs, several benefits of this combined program are listed: (1) small classes with superior students; (2) the opportunity to earn…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Advanced Placement Programs, College Preparation, Educational Benefits
Download full textdeBlas, Deborah, Comp.; And Others – 1988
The advances of two-way cable television are discussed in this teachers' guide, which presents materials that have been developed as suggestions for teaching a two-way television course for advanced placement (AP) or honors students in foreign languages. The materials for the course, which is designed to enable students to study these languages…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Cable Television, Curriculum Guides, Educational Television
Guenther, Alex – 1998
Designed for teachers and parents, this pamphlet addresses academic acceleration for gifted children and offers brief descriptions of some major types of acceleration along with issues of assessment and appropriateness for each. Early admission to kindergarten is described as attractive because it allows children to be accelerated without the…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Advanced Courses, Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs
Peer reviewedHenry, Michael S. – Social Education, 1990
Provides a sequence of skills development from grades 9 through 12 for students who are taking advanced-level courses. The skills are sequenced through a program that includes ninth grade government and geography, tenth grade world history, and eleventh and twelfth grade Advanced Placement history courses. (GG)
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Advanced Placement Programs, Geography, History Instruction
Peer reviewedMorris, Ronald V. – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1997
Examines the relationship between Howard Gardner's seven types of multiple intelligences and social studies instruction. Discusses the applications, the needs of the gifted and talented students, and specific ways to meet those needs. Recommends combining various multiple intelligences to make social studies instruction sufficiently challenging.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education)
Peer reviewedHerr, Norman Edward – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992
Contrasts the traditional honors program and the Advanced Placement program of the College Entrance Examination Board using the self-reports of 155 high school science teachers experienced in both programs. Examines the perceived influences of each program format upon the use of basic teaching techniques, laboratory experiences, pacing of the…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Advanced Placement Programs, Comparative Analysis, Creative Thinking
Beckley, Larry; And Others – 1989
Recognizing the importance of strong working relationships with local high schools, Triton College (Illinois) has recently developed a series of initiatives which provide an ongoing avenue for students to experience Triton's programs and services while still in high school and thereby facilitate continuity of learning. One group of programs,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement Programs, Articulation (Education), College Preparation
