Apex Learning's 2002 AP Exam Review Enrollment Shows 60 Percent Increase Over 2001.Business Editors/Education Writers CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2002 Ninety Percent of Teachers and 80 Percent of Students Recommend Online Test Preparation Program Today at the College Board's first national Advanced Placement(1) (AP)(1) Conference in Chicago, Apex Learning Apex Learning, Inc. is a privately-held provider of e-Learning solutions for K-12 education, offering online courses in mathematics, science, English studies, social studies, Romance languages, and Advanced Placement. announced the success of its 2002 AP Exam Review product. This spring, there were more than 64,000 enrollments from nearly 39,000 students - a 60 percent increase over 2001 enrollments. Apex Learning's AP Exam Review, which is designed to help students prepare for the AP Exams, administers an online diagnostic and then creates a personal study plan for each student, using interactive learning activities and practice question from previous exams. An annual user survey revealed that nearly 80 percent of students who used AP Exam Review would recommend the product to students taking next year's exams. Ninety percent of administrators who offered AP Exam Review to students at their high schools plan on using the online test preparation program again next year and would recommend it to their colleagues at other schools as well. Students using AP Exam Review to prepare for the 2002 exams came from nearly 2,500 high schools in 43 states. Nearly 6,000 enrollments came from Apex Learning's home state of Washington. "After taking rigorous AP courses, our students want to do as well as possible on the exams. With AP Exam Review's personalized program, they have a great tool for increasing their chances for success on the tests and potentially earning college credit," said Dr. Kathleen Plato, Supervisor, Advanced Placement Programs, Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, or OSPI is the state education agency for the State of Washington. The agency is bound by the Washington State Legislature to implement state laws regarding education, including the 1993 education reform . "Students tell us that the activities in AP Exam Review, particularly answering practice questions from actual AP Exams, help them know what to expect and be prepared for on exam day." AP Exam Review covers 11 subjects, representing nearly 70 percent of AP Exams taken nationwide, including Macroeconomics macroeconomics Study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, level of employment of productive resources, and general behaviour of prices. , Microeconomics microeconomics Study of the economic behaviour of individual consumers, firms, and industries and the distribution of total production and income among them. It considers individuals both as suppliers of land, labour, and capital and as the ultimate consumers of the final , U.S. Government & Politics, Calculus AB, Chemistry, English Literature English literature, literature written in English since c.1450 by the inhabitants of the British Isles; it was during the 15th cent. that the English language acquired much of its modern form. , English Language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations. , Physics B, Statistics, U.S. History and Spanish language Spanish language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The official language of Spain and 19 Latin American nations, Spanish is spoken as a first language by about 330 million persons . "This is the third year Apex Learning has offered AP Exam Review," said Sue Collins, Chief Education Officer, Apex Learning. "And every year more and more teachers and students discover that it is a great way to prepare for success on the AP Exams." AP Exam Review 2003 will be available in March. For more information, visit http://www.apexlearning.com. About Apex Learning Apex Learning (www.apexlearning.com), a leading provider of online instruction and resources, empowers high schools to expand access to quality learning opportunities. Founded four years ago, the company offers a wide range of online educational resources including general studies, foreign language, and Advanced Placement courses, preparation for standards-based exams, and supplemental teaching resources. With national accreditation by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, proven curriculum, and effective instructional models, Apex Learning helps schools and districts achieve educational equity and meet demands for accountability. Apex Learning is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with investments from Warburg Pincus Warburg Pincus is a private equity firm with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. It has been a leading private equity investor since 1971. The firm currently has approximately $14 billion under management, and invests in a range of industries including information and , Vulcan Ventures, Edison Schools and Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. . (1)AP and Advanced Placement Program are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product |
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