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November 13, 2007

Report Gives Good Grades to Precollege Courses

Peter Schmidt in The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that "(t)he Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a nonprofit research organization, favorably reviews several Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs in a report scheduled to be released this week.

The study evaluated course materials, teacher’s guides, and examinations used in connection with Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs in biology, English, history, and mathematics. Based on reviews of the materials conducted by experts in the fields covered, the report concludes that the courses generally merit praise. The biology offerings in particular deserve high marks, it says.

The researchers did not examine how well the courses are actually being taught, and its report warns that “successful implementation of these programs depends on the availability of talented, motivated, and well-educated teachers.”

The institute plans to make the report available online as of Tuesday, although it is not scheduled for release to the public until the following day."

Posted by Jeff Henriques at November 13, 2007 7:26 AM
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