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Advanced Placement Biology Scores: A Comparison of Scores for White and Hispanic Students from California, Texas, and Arizona
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Mata, Lawrence Edward – Science Education International, 2022
The performance of White students and Hispanic students from California, Texas, and Arizona on the advanced placement (AP) biology exam was compared using archival data from the College Board from 2016 through 2019. Pearson Chi-square tests yielded statistically significant differences in all 4 year comparisons of white and Hispanic students in…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Biology, Scores, White Students
Recruiting and Encouraging Students to Complete Advanced Placement Science and Math Courses and Exams: Policies and Practices
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Judson, Eugene; Bowers, Nicole L.; Glassmeyer, Kristi – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2019
Although several studies have reported Advanced Placement (AP) growth, little attention has been paid to school- and classroom-level strategies that encourage students to enroll into AP courses and complete AP exams. This study focused on determining goals emphasized, and strategies used, by science and math teachers (N = 143). Results indicated…
Descriptors: Student Recruitment, Advanced Placement Programs, Science Education, Mathematics Education
AP Music Theory Applied
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Spieker, Matthew H. – General Music Today, 2016
Some American high schools include Advanced Placement (AP) Music Theory within their course offerings. Students who pass the AP exam can receive college credit either as a music or humanities credit. An AP class, however, offers music students more than future college credit; it ultimately improves musicianship skills and promotes deeper…
Descriptors: Music Theory, Advanced Placement Programs, Training Methods, Secondary School Curriculum
Advanced Placement English Exam Scores: A Comparison of Scores for Hispanic Students from California, Texas, and Arizona
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Koch, Bevan; Slate, John R.; Moore, George W. – Education and Urban Society, 2016
We compared the performance of Hispanic students from California, Texas, and Arizona on the two Advanced Placement (AP) English exams (i.e., English Language and Composition and English Literature and Composition) using archival data from the College Board from 1997 through 2012. Pearson chi-square tests yielded statistically significant…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, English Instruction, Language Tests, Writing Tests
The Advanced Placement Opportunity Gap in Arizona: Access, Participation, and Success
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Cisneros, Jesus; Holloway-Libell, Jessica; Gomez, Laura M.; Corley, Kathleen M.; Powers, Jeanne M. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2014
Participation in Advanced Placement (AP) classes and AP test-taking are widely viewed as indicators of students' college readiness. We analyzed enrollment in AP courses and AP test outcomes in Arizona to document disparities in students' access to rigorous curricula in high school and outline some implications of these patterns for education…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Access to Education, Enrollment, Test Results
Creating Candidates for Success: The Story of Project PRIME.
Keller, Gary D. – College Board Review, 1990
The Project to Improve Minority Education (PRIME) in Arizona is providing 10,000 students in grades 7-12 with academic enrichment, counseling, tutoring, financial aid counseling, parent education, and college level courses. The program seeks to double the rate of college attendance and triple the rate of students majoring in science, mathematics,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement Programs, College Attendance, Cooperative Programs