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Soininen, Susanna – History Education Research Journal, 2022
Analysis of primary sources has been recognised to have a significant impact on the development of students' historical thinking. This study explored US history teachers' attitudes and practices to using primary sources by interviewing six history teachers and observing 29 history lessons between August and November 2016 in Indiana and California.…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, History Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Toni Frazer – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Purpose. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to focus on college counselors' perspectives and insights when transferring credits from dual enrollment, advanced placement, and International Baccalaureate programs and the impact on at-promise groups in California. Theoretical Framework. The CIPPO model, which consists of…
Descriptors: Admissions Officers, Dual Enrollment, Advanced Placement Programs, Transfer of Training
Greer, Wil; Clark-Louque, Angela; Balogun, Ayanna; Clay, April – Urban Education, 2022
This study explored the achievement, engagement, and school climate perceptions of African American males in urban high schools. Hierarchical regression and focus group interviews were used to analyze male sample (n = 114) data from a larger study. Findings suggest that students' perceptions were influenced by having information about and access…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Academic Achievement, Learner Engagement
Veronica Anderson; Pamela Burdman – Just Equations, 2022
Decisions about who gets admitted to college, especially to selective institutions, are the result of a complex mix of policy and practice, and math expectations are part of that mix. Regardless of whether calculus is necessary for a student's college major, entrenched beliefs about calculus as a sign of rigor can play a significant role in…
Descriptors: College Admission, Admission Criteria, Calculus, High School Students
Marasco, David; Dreyfuss, Bree Barnett – Physics Teacher, 2022
In 2018, in response to the proposed elimination of physics at a predominately Hispanic and socioeconomically disadvantaged (SED) high school, the Northern California/Nevada chapter of the AAPT investigated school demographics and their effect on physics offerings in public high schools in our region. As access was a key issue, the focus was on…
Descriptors: High Schools, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Physics
Rassen, Elisa; White, Michelle; Newell, Mallory; Rodriguez-Kiino, Diane – RP Group, 2021
With the recent implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 705, assessment and placement practices for math and English have taken center stage in many California Community Colleges. However, it is just as important to develop an understanding of how best to assess and place English language learner (ELL) students as well. In February 2019, the Research…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Menshew, Dave – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the engagement of Hispanic Advanced Placement science learners in California's Central Valley as perceived by high school teachers. Methodology: The mixed method study surveyed 20 Advanced Placement science teachers from the region of interest. Likert surveys were used to determine:…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, High School Students, Secondary School Science, Teacher Attitudes
Kolluri, Suneal – Harvard Educational Review, 2019
Rigorous learning opportunities at high schools in low-income neighborhoods are limited and ineffective, and in these settings the Advanced Placement (AP) program has mostly eluded successful implementation. In this study, Suneal Kolluri analyzes two schools in the same low-income, Latinx neighborhood that, despite comparable numerical gains, have…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Advanced Placement Programs, Low Income Groups, Hispanic American Students
Gonzalez, Naihobe – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2017
The Advanced Placement (AP) program has become a key step on the path to attending a selective college. In the University of California system, for example, more than 90 percent of applicants take AP or honors courses in high school (Geiser and Santelices 2006). However, the College Board estimates that nearly 300,000 high school students with the…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, High School Students, High Achievement, Economically Disadvantaged
Rodriguez, Olga; Payares-Montoya, Daniel; Ugo, Iwunze; Gao, Niu – Public Policy Institute of California, 2023
Dual enrollment, which allows high school students to take college courses and earn college credits, is an important way to expand educational opportunities, improve economic mobility, and meet California's workforce needs (Education Commission of the States 2019). However, historically it has been accessible only to high-achieving students taking…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Access to Education, Higher Education, High School Students
Rodriguez, Olga; Payares-Montoya, Daniel; Ugo, Iwunze; Gao, Niu – Public Policy Institute of California, 2023
These are the appendices for the report, "Improving College Access and Success through Dual Enrollment." Dual enrollment, which allows high school students to take college courses and earn college credits, is an important way to expand educational opportunities, improve economic mobility, and meet California's workforce needs (Education…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Access to Education, Higher Education, High School Students
Greer, Wil; Clay, April; Blackmon-Balogun, Ayanna; Louque, Angela Clark – Journal of Negro Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to explore the achievement perceptions of African American high school males, as related to California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). Although the LCFF was designed to improve equity in school funding, there is grave potential for the needs of African American students to go unmet. Pearson's correlations with…
Descriptors: High School Students, African American Students, Males, Academic Achievement
Witenko, Vanessa; Mireles-Rios, Rebeca; Rios, Victor M. – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2017
Using affiliation network data collected at a large high school, this study examined differences between who encourages Latina/o and White students to enroll in advanced courses. Previous research has shown a positive association between emotional support and academic achievement, and thus, this study shifts the focus from who informs students to…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Honors Curriculum, High School Students, White Students
Finn, Chester E., Jr.; Scanlan, Andrew E. – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2020
This report presents key findings from "Learning in the Fast Lane: The Past, Present, and Future of Advanced Placement," by Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Andrew E. Scanlan, and published by Princeton University Press in 2019. American education has long been plagued by excellence gaps among the young people who make it into the highest levels…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Achievement Gap, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Donnelly, Dermot Francis – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
There are few examples of NGSS specific projects at the high school level, particularly those linking chemistry and engineering practices. Further, there are few studies that provide concrete examples of how such projects can support students' submicrorepresentations (SMRs). This study reports on the implementation of an NGSS-aligned…
Descriptors: High School Students, Disproportionate Representation, Chemistry, Science Instruction