Even in Florida, a state most receptive to the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), Black students make little use of one of the most popular time-shortened degree mechanisms. The director of Florida A & M's Test Service Bureau explains why and tells how counselors can help Black students break through educational barriers. (Author/LBH)

The dean of institutional research at the nation's largest community college reviews the advantages and pitfalls of credit-by-examination in this report of student answers to a survey of attitudes toward the CLEP exams. Most replied that they would repeat their experiences with CLEP and judged the General Examinations to be adequate. (LBH)

Discusses the Document Based Question (DBQ) as a way of assessing critical thinking skills. Examines several weaknesses with this type of test item and offers suggestions for overcoming them. Advocates the method continue to be used. (JDH)

Describes the efforts of Northern Virginia Community College to develop articulation agreements for advanced placement with public school systems in nine jurisdictions. Explains the goals of the articulation project, the processes involved in developing the agreements, the use of Assessment by Local Examination as a qualifying exam, problems and…

A study compared advanced-standing and regular social work master's graduates in employment history, evaluations of their graduate education, and perceptions of the relevance of their education for post-graduation jobs. Differences occurred only in the congruence of specialization and second job choice in the two groups. (MSE)

Discusses the rationale and validity for talent searches, with special emphasis on the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP). Describes the Precollege and Summer Educational Programs and notes typical results. Discusses the by-mail program and the efforts by TIP to serve as a resource to schools as they develop their own programs.…

Reports on a project undertaken at St. Louis Community College (MO), during which a sample of technical high school students were tested to establish their knowledge/competency levels in selected data processing subjects in an effort to develop testing procedures and criterion levels for advanced placement. (AYC)

Two-hundred forty-seven students in AP Calculus BC classes in 15 schools were compared to 229 students in college calculus courses in nine colleges, using a testing instrument valid for both groups. The AP Calculus BC students achieved as well as, or better than, their college counterparts. (MNS)

A followup study of Johns Hopkins University students who began college two or more years ahead of their age group examined their academic progress, ages at graduation, majors, course loads, grades, program length, and the progress of a special group of mIl0s identified through a study of mathematically precocious youth. (MSE)

Presents (1) a list of American Chemical Society (ACS) chemistry examinations available for the 1985 testing program (including seven new tests) and (2) condensed norms for the most recent tests (including Brief Organic Chemistry Form 1984-B and High School Advanced Chemistry Form 1984-ADV). (JN)

This curriculum unit, suitable for advanced placement high school courses or introductory level college courses, explores Hungarian fertility and mortality rates and their social and economic consequences. Students are required to map, graph, analyze, and summarize demographic data to examine population trends in Hungary in the post-World War 2…

This paper discussed using vertical teaming as a way to organize multi-year curriculum planning for academically talented adolescents. Vertical teams include educators from different grade levels in a given discipline who work cooperatively to develop and implement a vertically aligned program aimed at helping students acquire the skills necessary…

This summary report, based on College Board profiles, contains information specific to Delaware students who took the Scholastic Assessment Tests (SAT) and Advanced Placement Examinations in 1999--representing more than 5,500 college-bound seniors representing public and private high schools throughout the state. National data are included to help…

Gender differences in taking advanced science courses and the characteristics of schools that affect course taking by high school girls were studied using data from the High School Effectiveness Study, a supplement of the National Longitudinal Study of 1988. The sample consisted of 3,430 students who attended 184 high schools between 1988 and…

This transcript reproduces a Department of Education\College Board-sponsored discussion on ways to expand advanced-placement (AP) opportunities in high schools. The document contains the comments of panelists and presenters who described promising practices and strategies for preparing students for success, preparing teachers to lead instruction,…