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…

Provides an analysis of how a student can improve his score on the Advanced Placement Physics exam. (SL)

Many articulation agreements in place between two-year college occupational programs and high schools are of the "2+2" or "advanced standing" format. The cooperative education component of articulation is critical and requires attention. Properly supported, cooperative education articulation accrues benefits to the student, the…

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)

Career and Technical Education enhances the preparation of tomorrow's workforce. This is achieved through: (1) in-depth career exploration and career planning; (2) contextual learning that connects schoolwork to the future and assists in the application of basic skills to life situations; (3) the development of occupational competencies that…

Music and art are now included in the advanced placement program which allows high school students to complete college-level studies. Article explains program to music teachers. (PD)

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)

Describes a composition course that used the rhetoric of the printed media as a stimulus for student writing assignments. (FL)

Described is the Advanced Placement Program in Studio Art which encourages in-depth involvement by basing one-third of its requirements on the student's demonstrated ability to select and develop a project which makes greater demands than the usual assignment. This special project phase is described in depth. (KC)

Examines the potential of the Advanced Placement Document-Based Question as constructed and presented by an exemplary teacher to engage students in historical reasoning and writing. Analyzes how five students responded to four document-based questions over a year, tracing how organization, document use, and citation language indicate how writers…

This article discusses how schools can best meet the needs of precocious children by giving them access to higher level and more challenging instructional materials. Findings from a study of 40 precocious third and fourth graders are described and the benefits of acceleration are highlighted, particularly grade advancement and advanced placement…