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Book Synopsis Success in Advanced Placement Courses. Research Brief by : Angela L. Hansen
Download or read book Success in Advanced Placement Courses. Research Brief written by Angela L. Hansen and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What factors affect student success in AP courses? The College Board's Advanced Placement Program (AP) is widely recognized as the premier program for advanced placement and credit by examination. Originally established in 1955 as an opportunity for a few elite groups of students to take on college level work, the AP program has expanded to include more than 700,000 students, more than one million exams administered yearly, in more than 13,000 schools. Research indicates that students completing AP courses were better prepared to take on college course work and were able to earn college credit when successful on the AP exams. In addition, teachers participating in AP professional development have been credited with greater content and pedagogical knowledge. Finally, Advanced Placement programs are credited with improving the overall curricula of the school by creating a need for more rigorous prerequisite courses. However, in spite of the many benefits of Advanced Placement programs, problems exist. This paper presents several key issues that were identified as concerns about teaching AP courses and offers recommendations for improving success in AP courses. (Contains 5 online resources.).
Book Synopsis Excellence Gaps in Education by : Jonathan A. Plucker
Download or read book Excellence Gaps in Education written by Jonathan A. Plucker and published by Harvard Education Press. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2017 Texas Association for Gifted and Talented Legacy Scholar Book Award 2017 National Association of Gifted Children Scholar Book of the Year Award In Excellence Gaps in Education, Jonathan A. Plucker and Scott J. Peters shine a spotlight on “excellence gaps”—the achievement gaps among subgroups of students performing at the highest levels of achievement. Much of the focus of recent education reform has been on closing gaps in achievement between students from different racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic backgrounds by bringing all students up to minimum levels of proficiency. Yet issues related to excellence gaps have been largely absent from discussions about how to improve our schools and communities. Plucker and Peters argue that these significant gaps reflect the existence of a persistent talent underclass in the United States among African American, Hispanic, Native American, and poor students, resulting in an incalculable loss of potential among our fastest growing populations. Drawing on the latest research and a wide range of national and international data, the authors outline the scope of the problem and make the case that excellence gaps should be targeted for elimination. They identify promising interventions for talent development already underway in schools and provide a detailed review of potential strategies, including universal screening, flexible grouping, targeted programs, and psychosocial interventions. Excellence Gaps in Education has the potential for changing our national conversation about equity and excellence and bringing fresh attention to the needs of high-potential students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Book Synopsis AP Courses. Research Brief by : Karen Walker
Download or read book AP Courses. Research Brief written by Karen Walker and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are ways to encourage minority students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds to take and succeed in AP classes? Advanced Placement courses and their final national standardized exams began in 1954 to help students, mostly white males, get through college more quickly so that they would have more time in the work force. 50 years later, these courses and subsequent test results are being used to gain entrance into college. One research study found that high school seniors who took no AP courses, graduated from college at a rate of only 33% by age 30. Other studies have found that just being in an AP class without taking the exam and/or not passing with a 3 or higher, do not have the same benefits as passing the exam. By passing the exam, the chances of completing college and receiving a degree are greatly increased. Currently, there is a push to offer more AP courses and encourage more minority students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds to take them. This paper lists issues surrounding offering more courses, as well as things being done to encourage and support more student enrollment in AP courses. (Contains 25 online resources.).
Book Synopsis An Investigation of College Students' Perceptions of Advanced Placementʼ Courses. Research Note 2013-2 by : Siobhan M. Cooney
Download or read book An Investigation of College Students' Perceptions of Advanced Placementʼ Courses. Research Note 2013-2 written by Siobhan M. Cooney and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present study investigates how current college students perceive their experiences in high school Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses. The goal of this research was twofold: We wanted to not only add to the existing literature on outcomes for AP students but also investigate possible benefits for students without success (i.e., a score of 3 or higher) on at least one AP Exam. For the purposes of this research, the College Board Advanced Placement Program partnered with a large public university in the southwestern United States. In April 2012, freshmen and sophomores who had taken at least one AP course in high school were recruited via the university's email system. Participants (n = 128) completed an online survey that included closed- and open-ended items. About two-thirds of participants reported taking an AP Exam for each of their AP courses. Although three-quarters of participants reported scoring a 1 or 2 on one or more exams, only a small subset (n = 16) did not have AP Exam success; one participant had never taken an AP Exam, and 15 participants had never scored higher than a 2 on an AP Exam. Participants on the whole tended to report that their AP courses were of high quality, challenging, and ultimately beneficial in terms of improving specific skills (including writing, test taking, revising work based on feedback, balancing study time with competing demands, and analyzing the strengths and flaws of different points of view) and giving them the confidence to believe that they could do well in college. Participants were largely in agreement that their AP teachers were passionate about their subject areas and had high expectations for their students. The importance of students' AP teachers was also reflected in many open-ended responses: Teaching quality reportedly affected not only how much students enjoyed the experience but also how much they benefited from each of their AP courses. Students without AP Exam success tended to report positive AP course experiences and a range of benefits attributed to their AP courses. Their responses were very similar to those of students with AP Exam success; only a few small differences were noted. Given the small number of participants in this study, particularly when focusing on those without AP Exam success, further research is recommended with a larger sample.
Book Synopsis The Completion of Advanced Placement Courses as an Indicator of Academic Success in First-year College Students by : Sean Michael Preston
Download or read book The Completion of Advanced Placement Courses as an Indicator of Academic Success in First-year College Students written by Sean Michael Preston and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to determine if Advanced Placement (AP) courses were an indicator of academic success in first-year college freshmen. A quantitative analysis of a twenty-one question survey was conducted in order to understand how AP classes create a successful high school graduate for the academic rigors of a postsecondary institution. The survey was administered to one-hundred first-year college freshmen at a large suburban state university in Georgia. The results of the quantitative survey yielded information in support of the research hypothesis and rejected the null hypothesis. The researcher was mindful of threats to both internal and external validity and implemented validation methods. A number of experts in the field of quantitative educational research determined the instrument, the data, and findings were valid and reliable.
Download or read book AP written by Philip Michael Sadler and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws together the most recent and rigorous research on the strengths and weaknesses of the Advanced Placement program. Examines closely the differences between AP and other high school courses, as well as variations among AP courses. In-depth studies gauge the impact of AP coursework on student performance in college. Finally, researchers examine the use of AP information in college admissions. From publisher description.
Book Synopsis Learning and Understanding by : National Research Council
Download or read book Learning and Understanding written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-08-06 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a fresh look at programs for advanced studies for high school students in the United States, with a particular focus on the Advanced Placement and the International Baccalaureate programs, and asks how advanced studies can be significantly improved in general. It also examines two of the core issues surrounding these programs: they can have a profound impact on other components of the education system and participation in the programs has become key to admission at selective institutions of higher education. By looking at what could enhance the quality of high school advanced study programs as well as what precedes and comes after these programs, this report provides teachers, parents, curriculum developers, administrators, college science and mathematics faculty, and the educational research community with a detailed assessment that can be used to guide change within advanced study programs.
Book Synopsis Predicting Advanced Placement Examination Success from FCAT Scores. Research Brief by : Terry Froman
Download or read book Predicting Advanced Placement Examination Success from FCAT Scores. Research Brief written by Terry Froman and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advanced Placement courses are offered at M-DCPS for students to acquire college credit or advanced college academic standing. A system has been developed in the past by the College Board to use the PSAT for 10th grade students to estimate their potential for AP Examination success. The same test has recently been applied in this district to 9th graders for the same purpose. In this paper we present an alternative, more reliable, prediction system using Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) scores that is appropriate for the prediction of AP Examination success for both 9th and 10 graders. The prediction system should also prove useful for academic counseling and placement purposes. AP Potential Expectancy Tables are attached. (Contains 2 tables.).
Book Synopsis Effects of Advanced Placement Courses on College Academic Success by : Stephen L. Brown
Download or read book Effects of Advanced Placement Courses on College Academic Success written by Stephen L. Brown and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The principal objective of high school learning is to prepare students for college success, even if they choose an alternative path of post-high school education or the workforce. Ideally, the most rigorous courses offered by high schools would provide students the greatest opportunities for collegiate academic success. The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of how advanced placement courses affect college readiness and ultimately college academic success. This study investigated how advanced placement curricula affected college learning. The mixed method study used a Likert scale survey that collected demographic, perception, and open-ended responses. In addition to the survey, interviews were conducted to further clarify survey responses. Fifty-three college students participated in the survey and four of those students chose to partake in an interview. The researcher used the networking features of Facebook to procure participants and Facebook profile pages to help diversify the participant pool. Data from the study presented strong correlations to AP course enrollment and college academic success. This study found students who enrolled in AP courses, regardless of the number of courses taken and their college GPA, perceived their AP courses to have supported their college success through the development of college readiness skills. When analyzing survey data for each of the college readiness skills studied, the three skills the greatest percent of all participants believed affected their college success were problem solving, supporting arguments with evidence, and research writing.
Book Synopsis APʼ by : College Entrance Examination Board
Download or read book APʼ written by College Entrance Examination Board and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents research findings for Advanced Placement (AP) student success at the college level. Strong AP programs in high schools, coupled with strong AP policies at colleges, support many positive outcomes for students. Multiple research studies have confirmed that AP students who earn credit and advanced placement for the corresponding introductory college course: (1) Perform well in subsequent college courses in the discipline; (2) Are more likely to major in their AP subject or a related discipline; (3) Take more--not less--college course work in the discipline.; (4) Are more likely to graduate within five years; and (5) Can develop an interest in STEM subjects that leads to a STEM major in college. Key findings for each of these 5 areas are presented in this report.
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Book Synopsis Increasing Student Achievement in Advanced Placement Courses with Speciall Designed Support Systems by : Dana Krilich
Download or read book Increasing Student Achievement in Advanced Placement Courses with Speciall Designed Support Systems written by Dana Krilich and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The College Board has enacted a policy to offer increased access to AP courses in order to provide equity and opportunities for previously underrepresented groups. While more non-traditional students are taking Advanced Placement (AP) classes, many struggle with the rigorous coursework. This study investigated the impact of support systems being offered to Advanced Placement students in order to increase their success on AP exams and in their AP courses. High school sophomores, juniors, and seniors participated in this study. Depending on whether or not a student attended the summer intervention led to which group they were categorized as, the control group or the experimental group. Results indicated that the study skills of textbook reading and time management showed a significant difference when compared to the other study skills tested by the survey instrument. On average, the participants felt more comfortable with performing the skill of textbook reading compared to the skills of note taking, memory, test preparation, concentration, and time management. On average, the participants felt the least comfortable performing the skill of time management. This study found that participants who attended the summer enrichment program did not score statistically higher on their final semester exams and end of course AP Exams compared to those students who did not attend the intervention. This study has implications for advanced placement curriculum, the development of high school student’s study skills, and student achievement in the classroom and on AP Exams. Background methodology, limitations, and implications for future research are discussed.
Book Synopsis Learning in the Fast Lane by : Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Download or read book Learning in the Fast Lane written by Chester E. Finn, Jr. and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "More than three million high-school students take five million Advanced Placement exams each May, yet remarkably little is known about how this sixty-year-old, privately-run program, has become one of U.S. education's greatest successes. From its mid-century origin as a tiny option for privileged kids from posh schools, AP has also emerged as a booster rocket into college for hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged youngsters. It challenges smart kids, affects school ratings, affords rewarding classroom challenges to great teachers, tunes up entire schools, and draws vast support from philanthropists, education reformers and policymakers. AP stands as America's foremost source of college-level academics for high school pupils. Praised for its rigor and integrity, more than 22,000 schools now offer some-or many-of its thirty-eight subjects, from Latin to calculus, art to computer science. But challenges abound today, as AP faces stiffening competition (especially dual credit), curriculum wars, charges of elitism, misgivings by elite schools and universities, and the arduous work of infusing rigor into schools that lack it and academic success into young people unaccustomed to it. In today's polarized climate, can Advanced Placement maintain its lofty standards and overcome the hostility, politics and despair that have sunk so many other bold education ventures? Advanced Placement: The Unsung Success Story of American Education is a unique account-richly documented and thoroughly readable-of the AP program in all its strengths and travails, written by two of America's most respected education analysts"--
Book Synopsis Indicators of Advanced Placement Success by : Keri M. Miles
Download or read book Indicators of Advanced Placement Success written by Keri M. Miles and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though Advanced Placement (AP) enrollment is at an all-time high, a gap exists between the number of students with potential for AP success and those enrolled in AP courses and successful on the culminating exams. To bridge this gap, educators must be able to identify students with the potential for AP success. This quantitative research study sought to identify indicators of AP success and found that several indicators including ACT composite scores, recommendation from teachers, and recommendation from the College Board’s AP Potential Report, along with several personal characteristics/traits should be considered holistically when identifying students with a high probability for AP success.
Book Synopsis The Advanced Placement Program Benefits Mainly Well-Prepared Students Who Pass AP Exams. Issues in College Readiness by : ACT, Inc., National Center for Educational Achievement
Download or read book The Advanced Placement Program Benefits Mainly Well-Prepared Students Who Pass AP Exams. Issues in College Readiness written by ACT, Inc., National Center for Educational Achievement and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many policymakers and education leaders have embraced the Advanced Placement (AP) Program as a tool to strengthen the high school curriculum and prepare students for college. The popularity of the AP program among these policy leaders reflects their belief that the traditional high school curriculum has often failed to provide rigorous courses with well-specified curricular content and end-of-course examinations to verify that students have mastered that content--and that AP courses and exams can supply the rigor missing from the high school curriculum. Further, some policymakers have sought to expand the AP program in schools serving primarily minority and low-income students, in the belief that access to AP courses will promote educational equity and greater readiness for college and career among these students. Are these beliefs supported by the evidence? From 2002 to 2006, the National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA) conducted research on the relationship between students' participation in AP courses in high school and their later success in college--relationships that are often misunderstood or misinterpreted. The research is summarized in a report (Dougherty, Mellor, & Jian, 2006) and a book chapter (Dougherty & Mellor, 2010). This brief highlights the four major findings of this research. These findings are: (1) Taking AP Courses Alone Is Not Related to College Success; (2) Taking AP Courses and Passing AP Exams Is What Matters; (3) Low-Income and Minority Students Have Low AP Exam Passing Rates; and (4) Academic Preparation in the Early Grades is Critical for AP Readiness.
Book Synopsis Advanced Placement Courses and College Student Success by : Jinhai Zhang
Download or read book Advanced Placement Courses and College Student Success written by Jinhai Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study is, based on the application of Tinto's student persistence theory, to explore whether AP course taking, as one pre-collegiate student background characteristic, impacts college students' persistence, academic achievements, and college completion. This study used the national Beginning Postsecondary Study 96/01 longitudinal data set collected by the National Center of Education Statistics (NCES), which includes 12,100 first-time postsecondary beginners over a period of 6 academic years from 1995/96 to 2000/01. In this study, students were categorized into three groups by their SAT scores. Logistical regression analysis indicated that overall students who took any AP course in high school were more likely to persist in college than their non-AP peers in most SAT categories. Students who took more AP courses were more likely to persist in college than those who took fewer. Multiple regressions analysis suggested that students who took any AP course and more AP courses were more likely to have higher GPAs at different points of time in college. Multiple regressions indicated that the AP taking, and the number of AP course taken contributed significantly to the prediction of time to graduate in most SAT categories. The AP course taking, and the number of AP courses taken are two critical factors in students' college persistence, academic achievements, and time to graduation. On the other hand, it was found that, at certain SAT categories, AP did not contribute significantly to the regression model of students' time to graduation. This study adds to the literature regarding Tinto's college persistence theory that students' academic integration greatly influences their persistence, college academic performance, and college completion.
Download or read book Equity and Access written by Cole Malsky and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, the College Board and the Advanced Placement program have pushed for further equity and access for all students (College Board, 2020a). College Board is taking strides to offer students open enrollment to Advanced Placement; however, many underrepresented and low-income students are still unable to access these courses. The College Board and school districts need to continue to study strategies to help close this opportunity gap. To what extent is the College Board working to expand the AP program in private schools to serve more underrepresented students? What impact does the growth of the Advanced Placement program have on teaching and learning according to educators? What have been the challenges in terms of efficacy and access of the Advanced Placement program and what strategies have been implemented to overcome them according to educators?This mixed method study utilized both quantitative and qualitative data to understand the impact open access of the Advanced Placement program has had on teaching and learning. The researcher examined quantitative findings from a Google Form survey sent to AP teachers at five private high schools on Long Island, as well as College Board AP participation and performance data from New York State. The qualitative findings from this research were collected through one-on-one, semi-structured interviews through a video conferencing platform. Additionally, College Board publications related to equity and access were examined.Quantitative findings from the research study were significant and can be used to support the growth of the Advanced Placement program in schools. The study's findings have implications for policy-makers, administrators, and teachers. Initiatives for Advanced Placement equity and access should continue to reach underrepresented students. Additionally, open-access of the AP program is beneficial for success for all students and should be encouraged. Teachers should continue to gain support through professional development and digital resources from the College Board. A recommendation for future research is to include classroom observations in the qualitative portion of the study. Including classroom observations in the qualitative portion of the study could yield further results about classroom strategies that are successful for AP courses.
