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Matthews, Dona; Kitchen, Julian – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2007
The authors conduct open-ended surveys of 530 students and teachers in three publicly funded schools with different approaches to providing a high-ability "school-within-a-school:" a gifted program, an international baccalaureate program, and a high-ability program with a science focus. Overall, the authors find that teachers and students in all…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Student Attitudes, Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement Programs
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Herr, 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