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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Advanced placement programs (Education)"”.
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Elevating Black student voices: The underrepresentation of Black high school students in Advanced Placement courses
Boykin, Choya The College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) program was created in 1952 to accelerate academically gifted students’ enrollment and graduation from prestigious colleges and universities (Rothschild, 1999). Most Black students, with the same academic preparation as their White peers, …
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Impact of advanced placement student selection models on academic achievement and stakeholder perceptions of program effectiveness
… systems for the enrollment of students in Advanced Placement (AP) educational services at the high school level and student academic achievement. The quantitative portion of this study examined the relationship between the use of a particular student selection system and stakeholder …
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An analysis of the underrepresentation of Black students in the Advanced Placement program: implications for postsecondary access
Using a qualitative approach, this study explored the factors that contribute to the underrepresentation of Black students in the AP program. The sample was comprised of 12 Black students who attended a suburban public high school in New Jersey. Seven of the participants were enrolled in AP classes …
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Experiences Of High-Achieving High School Students Who Have Taken Multiple Concurrent Advanced Placement Courses
… high school students are enrolling in multiple Advanced Placement (AP) courses. As a result, high schools face a growing need to understand the impact of taking multiple AP courses concurrently on the social-emotional lives of high-achieving students. Procedures: This phenomenological study …
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Characteristics of Local Dual Credit Programs That Promote Sustained Enrollment and High School Achievement
… to identify the features of local dual credit programs that promote high achievement and sustained enrollment. Ancillary outcomes of the study were to identify strengths and weaknesses of the programs as well as develop recommendations for the development and implementation of future dual …
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Student Scores on Advanced Placement Exams: Gender Variables
The results of the Advanced Placement exams given to students in 2006 were disaggregated according to gender. The level of performance was compared between males and females using Cohen's d. The standardized differences between male and female performance group levels were compared to previous …
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An analysis of the effects of high school student concurrent enrollment at Collin County Community College District.
… related to concurrent enrollment and dual credit programs, senior year of high school, and part-time faculty effectiveness was reviewed. Student issues addressed include: grade performance of concurrent enrollment students compared to the general college population; the percentage of concurrent …
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The Representation of Hispanic Females in Gifted and Talented and Advanced Placement Programs in a Selected North-Central Texas Public High School
… a strong representation of Hispanic females in advanced academic programs, i.e., AP and GT in proportion to their representation in the overall student population. Research seems to indicate that a progressive approach to academic-potential identification; culturally effective mentoring, …