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Comparing AP and College Student Learning of Economics.

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Melican, Claire; And Others – Journal of Economic Education, 1997

Compares the performance on the economics Advanced Placement (AP) examination between college students who had completed an introductory course in economics and high school students taking the AP examination for the first time. Discusses possible reasons that the high school students did better than their college counterparts. (MJP)

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