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Art/Literary - Education / Pedagogy / education | | English term or phrase: advance placement | | exams & courses at high school, that if you got a 3 or more, an university might recognize some credit. |
| | | colocación avanzada | Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-06-16 20:44:54 (GMT)
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Un ejemplo:
\"¿Qué son cursos y exámenes de ***colocación avanzada***?
Si usted verdaderamente quiere ir a la universidad, usted debe tomar algunos cursos avanzados. Estos cursos le ayudarán a hacer la transición de una escuela secundaria a una educación superior.
Si usted recibe un buen puntaje en el examen de ***colocación avanzada***, es muy posible que su universidad le dé crédito en el área correspondiente, y por lo tanto puede ahorrarse algún dinero. Usted debe hablar con el consejero de su escuela secundaria, y también con el oficial de la universidad en cuestión para descubrir si la universidad confiere crédito para tales cursos. ...\"
http://www.educacionsuperior.org/Primera_Generacion/que.shtm...
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Explanation:
From our glossary, the term used by the University of California.
http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=276711&keyword=advanced placeme...
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Note added at 2003-06-16 21:47:19 (GMT)
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I believe the origin of the term was to jump entering college freshmen ahead of the basic-level courses so that they would be \"placed\" at a higher level in a particular field of studies. However, many students now use these classes to fulfill university general education requirements and may never take another course in their AP area. Thus I think nowadays it might be better to de-emphasize the term \"placement\" (colocacion), although Oso\'s translation is literally and historically correct.
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