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Direct linkSadler, Philip M.; Tai, Robert H. – NASSP Bulletin, 2007
Honors and advanced placement (AP) courses are commonly viewed as more demanding than standard high school offerings. Schools employ a range of methods to account for such differences when calculating grade point average and the associated rank in class for graduating students. In turn, these statistics have a sizeable impact on college admission…
Descriptors: High Schools, Science Curriculum, Honors Curriculum, Grading
Peer reviewedCongdon, Priscilla J.; Milan, Michael – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
Describes a special American Studies program that combines literature and history to teach American history. (MD)
Descriptors: History, Honors Curriculum, Literature, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGilman, David A.; Swan, Edward – NASSP Bulletin, 1989
While grade point averages and class rank are firmly entrenched in our educational system, they are not particularly reliable or valid indicators of student achievement. Introducing weighted grades creates additional problems. If schools were to eliminate this system, some motivation for grades and easy coursework would disappear. Includes four…
Descriptors: Class Rank, Grade Point Average, High Schools, Honors Curriculum
Peer reviewedHerr, Norman Edward – NASSP Bulletin, 1992
A 1988 student survey suggests that honors classes more frequently resemble traditional tracking programs (based on IQ tests and prior performance) than do advanced placement (AP) classes. AP programs appear to be based on a meritocratic system; students who are adequately prepared and sufficiently motivated can accept the challenge and enroll.…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Advanced Placement, Educational Policy, Honors Curriculum
Peer reviewedRieck, William A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1994
It is inappropriate to judge high school teachers' failure rates without making appropriate modifications to reflect student-caused failures. Devising an adjusted failure rate addresses this problem. If properly placed students with 10 or more days absent and 10% or more missing homework assignments are removed from failure numbers, the…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Advanced Placement, Attendance, High Schools
Peer reviewedHoyle, John R. – NASSP Bulletin, 1994
A high school's abortive attempt to abolish ninth-grade honors English and math classes serves to illustrate some difficulties inherent in site-based management. The challenge is balancing the power of the people with that of selected representatives. Patience, tolerance, respect, and uncertainty are the four cornerstones of democracy, whether in…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Democratic Values, English, Heterogeneous Grouping
Peer reviewedSalmon, Daniel A.; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1983
A sequential model is proposed for educating gifted students from elementary through high school. Operational assumptions of the program are listed and components of junior high school phases discussed. Such a program is recommended as differential, optional, and testable, and parts of the model have been tried successfully. (MJL)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Gifted
