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Burkholder, Eric W.; Wieman, Carl E. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2019
We examined the variation in Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation (FMCE) preclass scores according to the type of physics class a student had in high school. This was done for students who had taken Physics 1 at a highly selective university. The majority of students had taken an Advanced Placement (AP) physics course, allowing us to examine in…
Descriptors: Physics, Advanced Placement Programs, Science Instruction, Science Tests
Allen, Jeff; Radunzel, Justine; Ling, Jizhi – ACT, Inc., 2019
The authors examined the relationships of ACT Aspire test scores and high school course grades, AP test scores, and Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test scores, demonstrating criterion-related as well as convergent and discriminant validity evidence. They found that ACT Aspire test scores are strong…
Descriptors: Scores, Grades (Scholastic), Predictor Variables, Advanced Placement Programs
Jagesic, Sanja; Ewing, Maureen; Feng, Jing; Wyatt, Jeff – College Board, 2020
The AP Capstone Diploma ™ program was launched in 2014 to offer high school students an opportunity to learn interdisciplinary critical thinking and collaboration skills and complete college-level academic research by means of two Advanced Placement® (AP® ) courses: AP Seminar and AP Research. In these early years of the AP Capstone program,…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Capstone Experiences, High School Students, Student Participation
Ewing, Maureen; Wyatt, Jeff – College Board, 2017
Historically, AP Potential™ has used PSAT/NMSQT® scores to identify students who are likely to earn a 3 or higher on a specific AP Exam based on research showing moderate to strong relationships between PSAT/NMSQT scores and AP Exam scores (Camara & Millsap, 1998; Ewing, Camara, & Millsap, 2006; Zhang, Patel, & Ewing, 2014a). For most…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Aptitude Tests, High Schools, College Entrance Examinations
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Okura, Keitaro – Sociology of Education, 2022
Asian American students are frequently stereotyped to be hardworking and academically talented. To what extent are teacher appraisals of Asian students influenced by such racial stereotypes? This article investigates this question through a quantitative analysis of high school students from the Educational Longitudinal Study. I find that even when…
Descriptors: Race, Stereotypes, Asian American Students, High School Students
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Saavedra, Anna Rosefsky; Lock Morgan, Kari; Liu, Ying; Garland, Marshall W.; Rapaport, Amie; Hu, Alyssa; Hoepfner, Danial; Haderlein, Shira Korn – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2022
Harnessing a cluster randomized controlled trial, we estimated the impact on students' advanced placement (AP) examination performance of a project-based learning (PBL) approach to AP compared with a lecture-based AP approach. Through PBL, teachers primarily play a facilitator role, while students work on complex tasks organized around central…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Student Projects, Active Learning, Tests
Addison, Kecia L. – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2022
This memorandum provides information related to Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) course enrollment, exam participation, and exam performance during the 2020-2021 school year in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). In this memo, the results of 2021 students were compared with those of 2019 students. It is important…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Enrollment Trends, Tests, Academic Achievement
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Richardson, Cristianne C.; Gonzalez, Alejandro; Leal, Lonnie; Castillo, Mary Z.; Carman, Carol A. – Education and Urban Society, 2016
While studies have shown the positive effect of the Advanced Placement (AP) program on college readiness, there are still barriers preventing minority and low socioeconomic status (SES) students who possess high academic potential from participating in the opportunity that AP courses offer. One tool that could help identify students for…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Achievement Tests, Scores, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Anna Saavedra; Kari Lock Morgan; Marshall Garland; Amie Rapaport; Ying Liu; Shira Korn Haderlein; Danial Hoepfner – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
Background: The teacher-driven, lecture-based approach to instruction may not be the best way for students to develop necessary skills including critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, and productive debate (Bransford, 1999). However, lecture remains the dominant instructional style in U.S. schools (Mehta & Fine, 2019). Teachers may be…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Advanced Placement, Teacher Role
Gonzalez Hernandez, Vanessa – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2020
This Research Brief summarizes the performance of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) students participating in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. The IB program was offered at six M-DCPS high schools in 2019-2020. Over 2,900 assessments were completed by M-DCPS students in 28 subject areas in 2019-2020. The number of IB…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Advanced Placement Programs, High School Students, COVID-19
Teresa M. Ober; Maxwell R. Hong; Matthew F. Carter; Alex S. Brodersen; Daniella Rebouças-Ju; Cheng Liu; Ying Cheng – Grantee Submission, 2021
We examined whether students were accurate in predicting their test performance two testing contexts (low-stakes and high-stakes). The sample comprised U.S. high school students enrolled in an advanced placement (AP) statistics course during the 2017-2018 academic year (N=209; M[subscript age]=16.6 years). We found that even two months before…
Descriptors: High School Students, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Attitudes, High Stakes Tests
Goldsmith, Lynn T.; Stanton, Jim; Harunani, Farzeen – Education Development Center, Inc., 2020
This report explores Massachusetts' progress toward achieving equity in computer science (CS) education. The authors examine 12 years of Advanced Placement CS data, identifying both successes and ongoing challenges to equitable CS education in the Commonwealth. The authors also raise questions to help inform future decision-making and…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Advanced Placement, Gender Differences, Racial Differences
Cornehl, Krista – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Many students are passively engaged in mathematics content across the United States because they are in classrooms that use traditional instruction methods (i.e. lecture and guided practice). Calculus is a struggle for students because of the critical thinking, conceptual understanding, and problem solving required. Active learning has been shown…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Advanced Placement Programs, Calculus, Mathematics Achievement
Muli, Juliana; McMillen, Brad – Wake County Public School System, 2014
Students in Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) continue to score well on AP exams with an increased percentage of students enrolling in the courses. As in past years, in 2013 the district had higher average AP exam scores compared to the state and the nation. WCPSS had 76.6% of scores 3 or higher in 2013 (qualified and above). Again in both 2012…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Advanced Placement, Benchmarking, Advanced Placement Programs
Texas Education Agency, 2020
This report presents Advanced Placement (AP) examination participation and performance results in Texas and the United States for the 2018-19 school year. The results are for public and nonpublic schools combined and are presented by race/ethnicity and gender. [For "Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Examination Results in…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Standardized Tests, Public Schools, Student Participation
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