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Parker, Margaret Crowson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Participation in accelerated learning programs (defined in this study as Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment, and International Baccalaureate) continues to expand across the US. As such, it is important to better our understanding of the relationship among these three programs concerning measures of student postsecondary achievement. Prior…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment, Advanced Placement Programs, Acceleration (Education)
Jessica Q. Burns-Turch – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate disproportionality with respect to Advanced Placement (AP) opportunities for students of color, post qualification, for special education services via the label Specific Learning Disability (SLD). Multiple data sources including existing data, surveys, and semi structured interviews were…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Advanced Placement, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
Colecia Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of Advanced Placement (AP) courses is to prepare students for college. Many colleges and universities award college credit for students who are able to make a passing score on the AP exam. Data from the College Board shines light on the inequities present with African American students and their enrollment in AP courses. Moreover,…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Placement, High School Students
Precious Morris Wymbs – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Equal Opportunity Schools on high school minority achievement in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. The 48% of students in this research study were identified as minority students, which means they were identified as non-white or African American/Black,…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Opportunities, Academic Achievement, Minority Group Students
Tonya Kay Patterson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this sequential mixed methods study was to examine the relationship among student achievement factors, gifted and talented status and post-secondary readiness. The study included a review of archived data obtained from a large district in the southeastern region of Texas consisting of a purposeful sample of AP students' who took an…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Achievement, Gifted, Academically Gifted
Gazdzik, Kazimir Bartley – ProQuest LLC, 2018
In an educational environment that has limited resources, and greater pressures for increased academic standards, what is the best option to help prepare high school students for college academics? This research study: "A Mixed Method Study of the Impact of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and Dual Enrollment Courses on…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, High School Students, College Preparation, Advanced Placement
Kim Frumin – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Although Advanced Placement (AP) courses are intended to promote rigorous, college-level instruction for high school students, AP tests have been criticized for privileging breadth over depth. In response to both this criticism and to the 2002 National Research Council (NRC) report on STEM education, AP Biology, Chemistry, and Physics curricula…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Science Tests, Advanced Placement
Wood, Glenn A. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Advanced Placement® and dual credit coursework have been associated with positive educational attainment outcomes for students and yet opportunity gaps exist for children to access these programs depending on the school they attend. The many benefits of Advanced Placement® and dual credit coursework for students make it necessary that any…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment
Gruman, Daniel H. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
A substantial amount of research examines the benefits of high school college-credit attainment programs against non-participation. The growth in popularity of these programs, particularly Advanced Placement (AP) and dual enrollment (DE), has them competing against one another for student attention. However, students, schools, and policymakers do…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, Dual Enrollment, College Choice
Mills, Deborah N. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The study was used to develop an understanding of the nature of a creative learning experience that incorporated the foundational elements of Reggio Emilia, place-based education, and experience design. The study took place in an urban high school with eight students in an advanced placement art class. The qualitative research project revolved…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Integrated Curriculum, Art Education, Science Education
King, Justyna Plichta – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation examines educators' perceptions regarding open access Advanced Placement (AP) program courses and their impact on non-traditional AP students in one suburban school district. The data were collected during the 2009-2010 school year through a 15-item Likert scale (and one open-ended item) survey which was disseminated during…
Descriptors: Traditional Schools, Suburban Schools, Staff Meetings, Advanced Placement
Torres, Luz Adriana – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This qualitative study sought to uncover the contextual factors of the schooling process that affect the enrollment of gifted Spanish speaking English Learners (ELs) in Advanced Placement (AP) courses. In addition, this study investigated the perceptions of gifted Spanish speaking ELs toward AP courses and how these perceptions might affect their…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Advanced Placement, Student Attitudes, Gifted
Manos, Marika Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2010
While Advanced Placement (AP) programs have been traditionally targeted toward academically prepared students, some secondary administrators make AP courses accessible to all students in order to support college readiness. The purpose of the present study is to explore how the AP program is being implemented in an urban school where many students…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Advanced Placement, Student Participation, Advanced Placement Programs
McIlroy, Ann Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This case study explored Advanced Placement open enrollment programs in New Mexico in an attempt to identify mechanisms embedded within the implementation practices which possibly prevent the equitable enrollment of students of color. Advanced Placement (AP) courses have become a gate-keeper in competitive college admissions. Therefore, a study of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Data Analysis, Advanced Placement, College Admission
Smith, Shannon Saxby – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study was designed to solicit the perspectives of AP and IB graduates who have completed at least one semester of postsecondary education about their experiences while in their respective programs. This study was also conducted to determine whether these IB graduates report that they were better prepared for postsecondary studies than…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Placement, Graduates, Attitudes
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