Advanced Placement
noun[U]
(alsoadvanced placement)uk/ədˌvɑːnst ˈpleɪs.mənt/us/ədˌvænst ˈpleɪs.mənt/(abbreviationAP)trademark
in the US,coursesofferedtostudentsathighschool(=agedapproximately14 to 18)that are at the samelevelascollegecourses, and that givestudentscollegecredits(=pointsforsuccessfullycompletinganeducationalunit)if theypassatestat the end of thecourse:
Increasing thenumberofminoritystudentsin Advanced Placement (AP)classesis apriorityfor us.
Advanced Placement isincreasinglyimportanttosuccessafter highschool, and should not bedeniedto anystudent.
They are both 16 andjuniors, and arepreparingfor Advanced Placementtestscoming upsoon.
- Taking Advanced Placementcourseshaspreparedher forcollege.
- Studentslistentotheirteacherexplaintorqueintheiradvancedplacementphysicsclass.
- Thedistrictoffersnoadvancedplacementclassesfor high-achievingstudents.
- It wasclaimedthatstudentswere taking Ritalin toboosttheirperformancein Advanced Placementtestsin highschool.
- Sixty-eightpercentof theseniorsscored3 orbetterout of 5 onadvancedplacementtests.
Classes & courses
- academic year
- access course
- advanced
- asynchronous
- classwork
- field trip
- grind
- homework
- HyFlex
- immersion course
- interdisciplinarity
- interdisciplinary
- non-class
- non-degree
- open admissions
- open classroom
- placement
- prep
- reception
- workshop
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Exams, tests & exercises