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Peer reviewedBurnham, Paul S.; Hewitt, Benjamin A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration, Advanced Placement Programs, College Credits
Peer reviewedSolano, Cecilia H.; George, William C. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1976
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration, Advanced Placement Programs, College Entrance Examinations
Aleamoni, Lawrence M. – 1973
The placement and proficiency system of the University of Illinois was designed to promote good student attitudes towards courses into which they were placed enable students to perform near their maximum capability, reduce the instructor's burden by generating relatively homogeneous ability groupings in courses, and encourage students to begin…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration, Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Programs
Download full textRadcliffe, Shirley A.; Hatch, Winslow R. – 1961
The two techniques for advanced standing treated here are (1) the Advanced Placement Program administered by the College Entrance Examination Board and (2) the various plans that enable superior students to take courses in nearby colleges and universities while they are completing their high school programs. Some outcomes of advanced standing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Acceleration, Advanced Placement
Litwin, James L.; And Others – 1977
This study investigated the characteristics and experiences of 59 college students accelerated from their freshman to their junior year. The students showed high academic performance and few social problems, but questions of personal identity remained problematic; the best single predictor of academic success was found to be freshman grade-point…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration, Adjustment (to Environment), Advanced Placement Programs
