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Peer reviewedCamara, Wayne; Dorans, Neil J.; Morgan, Rick; Myford, Carol – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2000
Refutes the assertion by W. Lichten (2000) that increased access to advanced placement (AP) courses in high school has led to a decline in AP quality. Suggests that increased access exposes students to college-level course material, encourages teachers to expand their knowledge domains, increases curriculum rigor, and give students new challenges.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, Course Selection (Students)
Download full textBridgeman, Brent; Morgan, Rick – 1994
Students with high scores (top third) on the essay portion of an Advanced Placement Examination (AP) (College Board) and low scores (bottom third) on the multiple-choice portion of the same examination were compared with students whose performance showed the opposite pattern. Across examinations in different subject areas (history, English, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, Biology
Morgan, Rick; Mazzeo, John – 1988
The dimensional structure of the 1987 Advanced Placement (AP) French language examination was tested in four populations using a series of confirmatory linear factor analysis models. To mitigate problems with the linear factor analysis of multiple choice items, the linear factor analysis of item parcel scores, made of small mutually exclusive…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Error of Measurement
