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Peer reviewedCurry, Wade; MacDonald, Walt; Morgan, Rick – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 1999
In this article, the Advanced Placement (AP) Program of the College Board is described. It discusses the quality and standards for AP classes and examines the success of AP students, AP Scholar Awards, and resources for information on the AP program. A list of AP subjects and examinations is provided. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Standards, Academically Gifted
Experimental Study of the Effects of Calculator Use on the Advanced Placement Calculus Examinations.
Download full textMorgan, Rick; Stevens, Joe – 1991
Advanced Placement Calculus examinations were administered to nearly 7,000 students in order to determine the impact of calculator use. Both experimental examinations had two sections. Section I items were designed so that a calculator was not needed, but approximately half of the students were permitted to use calculators. Section II items…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Calculators, Calculus, College Bound Students
Buck, Gary; Kostin, Irene; Morgan, Rick – College Board, 2002
The purpose of this study is to examine the content of the questions in a number of Advanced Placement Examinations and to attempt to identify content that is related to gender-based performance differences. Free-response questions for ten forms of the AP® Exams in U.S. History, European History, Biology, Microeconomics, and Macroeconomics were…
Descriptors: Test Content, Gender Differences, Correlation, Test Items
