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AP STEM Access Impact Evaluation
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Sarah K. Mason; Matt Hancock; Izzy Thornton – Grantee Submission, 2024
Rural Mississippi schools often face challenges in providing equitable access to Advanced Placement (AP) courses, particularly in STEM fields. This lack of access limits opportunities for high-achieving students to pursue rigorous STEM coursework and related careers. The AP STEM program aims to improve access to AP STEM courses for high-achieving…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, STEM Education, Advanced Placement Programs, Access to Education
Postsecondary Course Performance of AP® Exam Takers in Subsequent Coursework: Chemistry, Comparative Government, English Language, English Literature, Environmental Science, Physics 1, Spanish Language and Culture, U.S. History, and World History
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Wyatt, Jeff; Jagesic, Sanja – College Board, 2020
The Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) offers high school students the opportunity to take rigorous coursework in high school and receive college credit for AP Exam scores that meet or exceed the requirements of their attending institution. Students receiving AP credit are typically exempted from an introductory-level course or series of courses…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Achievement Tests, Academic Achievement, Introductory Courses
Using a Classroom Response System to Improve Multiple-Choice Performance in AP[R] Physics
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Bertrand, Peggy – Physics Teacher, 2009
Participation in rigorous high school courses such as Advanced Placement (AP[R]) Physics increases the likelihood of college success, especially for students who are traditionally underserved. Tackling difficult multiple-choice exams should be part of any AP program because well-constructed multiple-choice questions, such as those on AP exams and…
Descriptors: Physics, Advanced Placement Programs, Student Participation, Academic Achievement
Her Physics, His Physics: Gender Issues in Israeli Advanced Placement Physics Classes.
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Zohar, Anat; Sela, David – International Journal of Science Education, 2003
Investigates gender issues in Israeli advanced placement physics classes. Analyzes matriculation exam scores from approximately 400 high schools over 12 years. Conducts semi-constructed interviews with 50 advanced placement physics students (25 girls and 25 boys). Discusses changes in the ratio of girls, performance, and factors that are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement Programs, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries
An Empirical Study of the Achievement of International Baccalaureate Students in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics--in Alberta.
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Poelzer, G. Harold; Feldhusen, John F. – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 1996
This study compared the achievement of biology, physics, and chemistry students in Higher Level (HL) International Baccalaureate (IB) programs with achievement of students in Subsidiary Level (SL) IB programs and regular Alberta (Canada) programs (n=708 students). Students in IB out-performed students in regular programs. Within IB, HL and SL…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Placement Programs
An Analysis of United States Advanced Science Student Achievement.
Ferko, Arleene Marion – 1989
The purposes of this study were to determine the level of achievement of United States advanced science students in an international context and to identify school factors affecting the science achievement of the students. The Second International Science Study (SISS) Advanced Science Achievement Tests included international common items which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Courses, Advanced Placement Programs, Biology