The CEEB Advanced Placement Program has proved successful in offering high school students college level courses. (HS)

Advanced placement programs using SMSG calculus materials proved successful in two one-year studies. Included were nonaccelerated college-preparatory and accelerated students. No student in either study scored a 1 (no recommendation) on the CEEB Advanced Placement Examination. (RS)

Criticizes Jay Mathews'"Newsweek" article ranking the 100 "best" American high schools by a Challenge Index dividing the number of advanced placement/international baccalaureate tests taken by the number of graduating seniors. Clifford Adelman's research on good academic content and good teachers provides more useful criteria.…

Describes the technology education provisions of the Advanced Placement Program and the International Baccalaureate curriculum. Suggests strategies to move technology education into the college prep arena. (Author/JOW)

Changes in the Advanced Placement calculus examinations are discussed and the questions used in the 1973 tests are reprinted. (SD)

The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent colleges recognize college-level achievement acquired in nontraditional ways, their purposes for such recognition, the mechanisms they use, and the manner in which they handle course exemption and credit. The results were based on responses to a survey from a representative group of 141…

The College Entrance Examination Board's advanced placement course in European history is described in this pamphlet. Briefly discussed are suggested instructional materials, the scope and content of the course, and the desired achievements of the students. Sample multiple-choice and essay questions from the examination for the course are…

The Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board provides a practical way for schools and colleges to create and use common definitions of college-level courses, which, when completed in secondary school, prepare students for advanced study at college. In each field committees of examiners write course descriptions and…

Several major universities are not granting academic credit to students who pass the College Board's Advanced Placement Test in Computer Science. Issues related to this trend and to the teaching of computer science in high schools and in colleges are explored. (JN)

This guide is designed to help Minnesota high school students in their educational planning by describing the policies of colleges and universities in Minnesota regarding college credit for Advanced Placement (AP) examinations in high school. The AP policies of most Minnesota institutions of higher learning are represented in this guide.…

Authors feel the accelerated program has been a factor in attracting gifted young people into medicine. (Author)

Describes the development of a high school physics curriculum from a small course to a large program involving general and advanced first year courses and an advanced placement program. Recruiting of students and curriculum revisions are also discussed. (TS)

Urges freshmen placement examinations for efficient matching of student abilities with course requirements. (IR)