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Direct linkCollege Board, 2010
Educators across the United States continue to enable a wider and more ethnically diverse proportion of students to achieve success in AP[R]. Significant inequities remain, however, which can result in traditionally underserved students not receiving the type of AP (Advanced Placement) opportunities that can best prepare them for college success.…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Advanced Placement, Graduation, State Departments of Education
Download full textMislevy, Robert J. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2006
A situated/sociocultural (SC) view of assessment "emphasizes questions about the quality of students' participation in activities of inquiry and sense-making, and considers assessment practices as integral components of the general systems of activity in which they occur" (Greeno, Collins, & Resnick, 1997, p. 36). This presentation addresses two…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Context Effect, Measurement, Evidence
Ewing, Maureen – College Board, 2006
Numerous research studies have been conducted to inform various aspects of the AP Program throughout its history. This research report summarizes research that has been conducted on the validity of AP Exam grades for course placement, AP Examination participation and student outcomes, AP course participation and student outcomes, and comparisons…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Outcomes of Education, Literature Reviews, Validity
Peer reviewedDutkowsky, Donald H.; Evensky, Jerry M.; Edmonds, Gerald S. – Journal of Economic Education, 2006
The authors examine concurrent enrollment programs (CEP) as an alternative to the AP/honors economics for teaching college economics in high schools. In general, they conclude that the CEP students tend to outperform the AP/honors economics student. (Contains 2 tables and 4 notes.)
Descriptors: High Schools, College Instruction, Economics Education, Dual Enrollment
Dodd, Barbara G.; Fitzpatrick, Steven J.; De Ayala, R. J.; Jennings, Judith A. – College Board, 2002
The purpose of this study was to address the validity of grades of 3 on AP® Examinations and to compare AP students to other relevant student groups. While research has shown that students who earn grades of 3 or higher and place out of introductory courses do well in the subsequent courses, there are some college faculty members who think this is…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Entrance Examinations, Grades (Scholastic), Validity
Mollison, Andrew – Education Next, 2006
In 1956, 1,220 college-bound juniors and seniors in 104 American high schools took the first Advanced Placement (AP) exams conducted by the Educational Testing Service for the College Board. The AP program was unabashedly elitist and designed to fortify the education of the nation's future leaders in anticipation of Cold War national security…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, High Schools, Advanced Placement, Educational Testing
Klonoski, Edward – Music Educators Journal, 2006
Many high schools in the U.S. offer Advanced Placement (AP) courses in music theory for students wishing to study music at the college level. Others devote part of the music curriculum to theory and aural-skills instruction, but do not offer AP courses. In either case, high school theory and aural-skills courses typically strive to cover all, or…
Descriptors: Music Theory, Music, Listening Skills, Advanced Placement
Hodgson, Ann; Spours, Ken; Waring, Martyn – Oxford Review of Education, 2005
This article, which is based on research funded by the Nuffield Foundation, examines the responses of higher education institutions (HEIs) to the recent reform of advanced level qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, known as "Curriculum 2000". The research, undertaken in late 2002 and early 2003 following the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, College Faculty, Educational Policy
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2012
Policymakers and education leaders in Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states have been working since 2002 to meet all 12 "Challenge to Lead" Goals for Education. At the same time, SREB states have had to struggle with the toughest economic challenges in decades. Even so, SREB states have succeeded in achieving many of the goals…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Educational Improvement
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2012
Policymakers and education leaders in Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states have been working since 2002 to meet all 12 "Challenge to Lead" Goals for Education. At the same time, SREB states have had to struggle with the toughest economic challenges in decades. At the same time, SREB states have had to struggle with the…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Educational Improvement
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2012
Policymakers and education leaders in Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states have been working since 2002 to meet all 12 "Challenge to Lead" Goals for Education. At the same time, SREB states have had to struggle with the toughest economic challenges in decades. At the same time, SREB states have had to struggle with the…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Educational Improvement
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2012
Policymakers and education leaders in Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states have been working since 2002 to meet all 12 "Challenge to Lead" Goals for Education. At the same time, SREB states have had to struggle with the toughest economic challenges in decades. Even so, SREB states have succeeded in achieving many of the goals…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Educational Improvement
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2012
Policymakers and education leaders in Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states have been working since 2002 to meet all 12 "Challenge to Lead" Goals for Education. At the same time, SREB states have had to struggle with the toughest economic challenges in decades. Even so, SREB states have succeeded in achieving many of the goals…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Educational Improvement
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2012
Policymakers and education leaders in Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states have been working since 2002 to meet all 12 "Challenge to Lead" Goals for Education. At the same time, SREB states have had to struggle with the toughest economic challenges in decades. Even so, SREB states have succeeded in achieving many of the goals…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Educational Improvement
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2012
Policymakers and education leaders in Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states have been working since 2002 to meet all 12 "Challenge to Lead" Goals for Education. At the same time, SREB states have had to struggle with the toughest economic challenges in decades. Even so, SREB states have succeeded in achieving many of the goals…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Educational Improvement
