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Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools
Syracuse University, Project Advance, 105 n
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Tasks, assigning worthwhile, 179
Teacher preparation.
See also Professional development
recommendations, 232
Teachers
of advanced study, 3
certification of, 35
effects of AP and IB on, 186-187
in high school, 44-46
in middle school, 38
qualifications of, 33-36
shortages of, 20 , 35-36
trends in salaries of, 36
Teachers Learning Conference, 112
Teaching. See Instruction
Tech Prep, 106
Televised courses, 110
Top 10 Percent Law, 53
Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology , 241
2+2 programs, 106
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Understanding, learning with, 119
Unequal access, to advanced study, 4
University of California, Early Outreach Program, 114
Unstructured problems, preference of high-ability learners for, 132
U.S. Department of Education, 18 , 21 , 29-30 , 46
Uses, misuses, and unintended consequences of AP and IB, 11-12 , 185-196
access and equity, 191-192
college credit and placement, 192-196
high stakes, 185-188
quality control, 188-191
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Vade Mecum: Procedures Manual for IB Coordinators and Teachers , 89
Validity, 76 n, 78 , 143 , 182
consequential, of AP and IB assessments, 182-183
Variability of credit and placement decisions, 61-63 , 75 n
survey of mathematics and biology departments, 61-63
Vertical Teams Initiative, 38 n, 82
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 182
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Washington Post , 185
Web-based courses, 111-113
computer-based multimedia courses, 112-113
Web-Based Education Commission, 111
Weighted system of GPAs, 40 n
Workshops, 80-81