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Download full textDEROLF, JOHN J.; MIENTKA, WALTER E. – 1964
THIS TEXT ON ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS IS A CORRESPONDENCE COURSE DESIGNED FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN COLLEGE. EACH OF THE 21 LESSONS INCLUDES READING ASSIGNMENTS AND LISTS OF PROBLEMS TO BE WORKED. IN ADDITION, SUPPLEMENTARY EXPLANATIONS AND COMMENTS ARE INCLUDED THAT (1) PROVIDE ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF CONCEPTS AND…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Students, Analytic Geometry, Calculus
Kacen, Alex – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1977
Based on a model placement service developed in southern Indiana, a checklist for assessing a comprehensive high school placement service and the utilization of its available resources is presented. (BM)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Guidance, Check Lists
Peer reviewedPoremski, Karen M. – Liberal Education, 1987
Swarthmore College's Reading for Honors program prepares its participants for communicating their expertise and ideas with the outside world. Students in the program are subject to the scrutiny of examiners from outside the institution who determine the degree of honors bestowed at commencement. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Consultants, Higher Education, Honors Curriculum
Peer reviewedVacc, Nicholas A.; And Others – Journal of School Psychology, 1987
Examined the Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL) with regard to its effectiveness in predicting school success as determined by subjects' (N=245) first-grade performance on the California Achievement Test (CAT). Found the DIAL concepts subtest to be the most valid single predictor. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Elementary Education, Grade 1
Lindblad, Mark; Tyler, Doris – 2001
This report examined Advanced Placement (AP) test results for the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) and a group of comparable districts that participate in the Educational Benchmarking Network (EBN). Students in WCPSS showed higher performance on AP examinations than students in North Carolina, the South, and all test-takers worldwide.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, College Entrance Examinations
Noel, Andrea M.; Newman, Joan – 1998
Although kindergarten entry is delayed for a significant number of children each year, many aspects of this practice have not been investigated. This study examined reasons mothers chose to delay their child's kindergarten entry and the decision-making process related to this choice. Participating in this qualitative interview study were 15…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Decision Making, Mothers, Parent Attitudes
Kaase, Kristopher J.; Paeplow, Colleen G. – 2002
This report presents Advanced Placement (AP) Examination results for the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), North Carolina, in comparison with other large school systems, the state of North Carolina, the southern United States, and the entire United States. Participation of WCPSS students in AP testing has increased about 1% annually from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, College Entrance Examinations
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Office of Policy Planning and Research. – 2000
The participation and performance of 11th and 12th grade Texas public school district students in the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Organisation courses and examinations during the 1996-1997 school year were investigated. The number of students taking the AP and IB examinations was higher than in…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, College Entrance Examinations, High School Students
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Office of Policy Planning and Research. – 2000
The participation and performance of 11th and 12th grade Texas public school district students in the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Organisation courses and examinations during the 1998-1999 school year were investigated. The number of students taking the AP and IB examinations was higher than in…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, College Entrance Examinations, High School Students
Hedlund, Dalva E.; Brown, David H. – Journal of College Placement, 1973
A study in New York State produces information on the backgrounds, status, and needs of this group of placement directors. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Planning, Counseling Services, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Evaluation
Nicholson, Tom C. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1973
Discusses five reasons for keeping placement and followup services within the school's domain. (SB)
Descriptors: Career Education, Decision Making Skills, Graduate Surveys, Job Placement
Friedrich, Gerhard – College Board Review, 1970
College and high school teachers must cooperate in the development of the disadvantaged able student as well as give remedial attention to the culturally and socially deprived. (IR)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, Curriculum
Boss, Richard D.; And Others – Illinois Career Education Journal, 1977
The Southern Illinois University-Carbondale project, "Pilot Program for Training Placement Personnel," is intended to provide participants training as placement specialists with competencies enabling them to organize and operate a comprehensive school-based career planning and placement center, and to develop a model system that can be…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Programs, Job Placement, Practicums
Peer reviewedMay, Deborah C.; Kundert, Deborah K. – Psychology in the Schools, 1997
Examines school readiness practices, along with the conceptual problems with the ways that "readiness" and "at risk" are defined. Analyzes methodological problems, delayed school entrance, and focuses on studies that examined future school retention rates, later use of special education services, and drop-out rates. Offers suggestions for best…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Children, Definitions, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedPoelzer, G. Harold; Feldhusen, John F. – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 1996
This study compared the achievement of biology, physics, and chemistry students in Higher Level (HL) International Baccalaureate (IB) programs with achievement of students in Subsidiary Level (SL) IB programs and regular Alberta (Canada) programs (n=708 students). Students in IB out-performed students in regular programs. Within IB, HL and SL…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Placement Programs
