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The Academic Pentathlon (USAP) is an academic competition involving five academic fields of study (math, social sciences, science, literature, and fine arts). It is run by the USAD (United States Academic Decathlon) . [ 1 ]
In April 1982, the first Nationals was held at Loyola Marymount University in California—16 states and the District of Columbia participated. [1] However, the competition's founder, Dr. Robert Peterson, was inspired by the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles .
USAD has expanded to include an International Academic Decathlon and has created an Academic Pentathlon for middle schools. The ten events require knowledge in art, economics, language and literature, math, music, science and social science. These topics, with the exception of math, are thematically linked each year.
"California is promoting an approach to math instruction that's likely to reduce opportunities for disadvantaged students," writes math professor Brian Conrad.
3 California. 4 Colorado. 5 District of Columbia. 6 Florida. 7 Georgia. 8 Illinois. 9 Indiana. 10 Iowa. ... San Diego Math League and San Diego Math Olympiad hosted ...
Duffy placed 11th in the pentathlon with 3,343 points, earning him second-team All-American status and he was 35th in the long jump (21 feet, 5 inches). ... 11 injured as small plane crashes into ...
Dean Schaffer (left), a director at DemiDec, along with Daniel Berdichevsky (right) at the 2009 United States Academic Decathlon National Championship. DemiDec Resources produces study materials for participants in the United States Academic Decathlon, [1] hosts the World Scholar's Cup, [2] and co-operates several study academies around the world.
Although math scores for Black students improved, only 19% met the learning standards. About 7% of district students are Black. Latinos make up about 3 in 4 students; about 24% met math earning ...