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Warne, Russell T.; Larsen, Ross; Anderson, Braydon; Odasso, Alyce J. – Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The Advanced Placement (AP) program is an educational program that permits high school students to take introductory college-level courses and receive college credit by passing a standardized end-of-course exam. Data were obtained from a statewide database of 2 high school graduating cohorts (N = 90,044). We used a series of propensity score…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College Admission, Scores, Program Effectiveness
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Mo, Lun; Yang, Fang; Hu, Xiangen; Calaway, Florance; Nickey, John – Journal of Educational Research, 2011
The authors investigated the extent to which taking specific types of Advanced Placement (AP) courses and the number of courses taken predicts the likelihood of passing subject benchmarks and earning a score of 19 on the composite score on the ACT test, and examined the role gender plays in the projection. They found evidence that taking an AP…
Descriptors: Evidence, Science Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Gender Differences