The Ohio PSEO Program is a legislated dual enrollment curricular offering. The program provides higher educational courses that are also credited at the high school and funded at state expense for qualifi ed students. Although individual and institutional benefits of the program abound (i.e., accelerated postsecondary completion, decreased…

In Virginia, distance learning means the "Electronic Classroom," which is a distance education program of two-way audio and one-way video broadcast transmission of instruction from Varina High School (since September 1984) and Wise Vocational-Technical School (since September 1987). Each distance learning receive classroom is equipped…

A plan for the academic magnet high school (AMHS) program offered by the Charleston County (South Carolina) School District is presented in this report. A program overview describes general goals for students, which would emphasize thinking skills in all academic core areas, problem-solving skills in mathematics and research-based science,…

This booklet presents seven complete portfolios (each consisting of four pieces of writing) and selections from seven other successful portfolios submitted by 1992 incoming freshmen to Miami University. The portfolios or selections in the booklet were considered to be truly outstanding among the 465 portfolios submitted in 1992. Authors of the…

The Advanced Placement (AP) Program was created by the College Board upon the premise that university-level material can be taught successfully to high school students who have outstanding ability plus the motivation to learn. By challenging these students, the Advanced Placement Program accelerates learning and enhances studies at both the high…

This survey report describes the state of minorities in the public schools according to data from the Public School Survey (PSS) of 1985 and the Current Population Report (CPR) of April 1988. Principal findings were as follows: (1) minority enrollment fluctuates by school size, school type, district size, and region; (2) percentage of minority…

A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of integrating advanced placement licensed vocational nursing (APLVN) students with generic students in the second year of the registered nursing program at Long Beach City College. It was hypothesized that the academic achievement of the APLVN students who were taught as a separate group for the first…

The 1986-87 Teaching Enrichment Activities to Minorities (TEAM) Project provided special education to identified minority students who exhibited characteristics that might make them eligible for placement into an advanced academic program. The 1986-87 TEAM Project operated in 16 elementary schools and served approximately 550 pupils. An evaluation…

Describes the structure of the Advanced Placement (AP) examination in biology, and presents in entirety the objective portion of the examination administered in May 1970. (JR)

THE THREE-DAY CONFERENCE MET TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLYING THE CONCEPT OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT TO ART, AND TO CONSIDER SUCH TOPICS AS (1) THE NATURE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL ART PROGRAMS, (2) BASIC ART COURSES IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, (3) EXISTING CORRELATIONS BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ART HISTORY PROGRAMS, AND (4) EXISTING…

THE INSTITUTE PROGRAM OF ADVANCED TRAINING IN LITERATURE AND CULTURE IN TECHNIQUES FOR PRESENTING THEM IN ADVANCED FRENCH CLASSES IN HIGH SCHOOL IS SUMMARIZED. EMPHASIZING THE UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE INSTITUTE, WHICH WAS THE VIDEOTAPING OF THE MICROTEACHING PERFORMED BY THE PARTICIPANTS WITH FOLLOWUP STUDY AND CRITIQUE OF THE TAPED PERFORMANCE, THE…

THE STEPS NECESSARY IN ESTABLISHING AN ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM IN LATIN ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS BULLETIN FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. GUIDELINES ARE SUGGESTED FOR SELECTING STUDENTS, ASSIGNING TEACHERS, DESIGNING THE COURSE, ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM, AND DEVELOPING METHODOLOGY FOR IMPROVING STUDENTS' LANGUAGE SKILLS AND TEACHING LITERATURE.…

THE STEPS NECESSARY IN ESTABLISHING AN ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM IN GERMAN ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS BULLETIN FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. THE COURSE DESCRIBED IS AN ALTERNATE FOR THE REGULAR 6TH-YEAR COURSE OFFERED IN THE 12TH GRADE. GUIDELINES ARE SUGGESTED FOR SELECTING STUDENTS, ASSIGNING TEACHERS, DESIGNING THE COURSE, ADMINISTERING THE…

Results of research on secondary schools with unusual success in attracting and holding young women in their mathematics and physical science curricula are presented. The selected schools were chosen based on the number and percentages of females taking the Advanced Placement Program (APP) Examinations. Using a combination of individual and group…

The claim that using the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) English General Examinations in lieu of regular English composition courses contributes to lowering of the quality of higher education was investigated by determining whether the level of achievement in the CLEP English Examination was related either to the frequency in which…