KCCAA Education Seminar Series – Advanced Placement Courses and Examinations for High School Students

Advanced Placement Courses and Examinations for High School Students

By Professor Jiang Yu, Fitchburg State University and College Board

Time: 7:30pm Tuesday, June 9th

Location: Emmanuel Chinese Baptist Church

                10101 England Dr Overland Park, KS 66212

Advanced Placement (AP) is a program created by the College Board, which offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities often grant placement and course credit to students who obtain high scores on the examinations.  More importantly, American colleges and universities have been increasingly using AP examination scores as a criteria in admission decisions of the admission processes. 

In this talk, Professor Jiang Yu will present a general overview about Advanced Placement program.  She will talk in details about Advanced Placement examinations in physics and recent changes.

Professor Yu currently teaches at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts.  She also works for College Board and Princeton Review and is in charge of administrating Advanced Placement Examinations in Physics for many years.  Prior to coming to the United States, Professor Yu taught in Tibet University in China.  Professor Yu is a very experienced college professor and educator, and has a very unique view about American’s high school and college education.   

 

KCCAA 系列教育讲座之一 : 高中AP课和AP考试

主讲人:姜瑜教授

时间:6月9日 星期二 晚上 7:30

地点:以马内利华人浸洗会 (10101 England Dr Overland Park, KS 66212)

AP课是由美国大学理事会创建,提供高中学生大学本科水平的课程和考试。有些美国高校承认AP课程的学分,更重要的是,美国高校已越来越多地使用AP考试成绩作为录取过程的录取决定的一个标准。

在这次讲座中,姜瑜教授将给大家介绍关于大学先修(AP)课程概述,最新的AP物理课改革和考试的详细信息,以及回答大家关心的问题。欢迎有兴趣的家长和学生积极参加

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