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Postsecondary Course Performance of AP® Exam Takers in Subsequent Coursework
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Wyatt, Jeff; Jagesic, Sanja; Godfrey, Kelly – College Board, 2018
The Advanced Placement® (AP®) Program 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, High School Students, Scores, College Credits
Using Micros: Computer Test Hits Snags.
Mace, Scott – InfoWorld, 1984
Several major universities are not granting academic credit to students who pass the College Board's Advanced Placement Test in Computer Science. Issues related to this trend and to the teaching of computer science in high schools and in colleges are explored. (JN)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Educational Trends
The College Entrance Examination Board and Mathematics Education.
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Jones, Chancey O.; Valentine, John A. – Mathematics Teacher, 1984
To help explain the relationship between board activities and mathematics education today, the creation and evolution of the College Board are described. The development of the Advanced Placement computer science course description and examination are noted particularly. (MNS)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Science, History
Advanced Placement Computer Science.
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Braswell, James S. – Mathematics Teacher, 1984
How the College Board's Advanced Placement course description and examination were developed is described in some detail. Then the course itself is discussed, with a topic outline included. (MNS)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Science, Course Descriptions
A Determination of the Relationship between Various Factors and Success on the Advanced Placement Computer Science Examination.
Flaherty, Robert John – 1987
This study was undertaken to determine whether a significant correlation exists between the student's performance on the Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Examination and three factors: (1) mathematics scores on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT); (2) a mathematics index score reflecting mathematics courses taken by the student…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Advanced Placement Programs, Aptitude Tests, Computer Science
The Gender Gap in Advanced Placement Computer Science.
Stumpf, Heinrich; Stanley, Julian C. – College Board Review, 1997
Reports a study of gender differences in enrollment and performance of on the College Board's Advanced Placement Computer Science tests from 1984 through 1996. Although the gender gap in test performance has narrowed significantly over that period, the percentage of women taking the examinations has been consistently low. Argues that stronger…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement Programs, Computer Science, Educational Trends
University-level Computer Engineering in High Schools: Syracuse's Project Advance.
Lambert, Leo M.; And Others – Engineering Education, 1987
Describes Syracuse University's Project Adventure (SUPA), a cooperative arrangement between the university and 80 school districts in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maine, and Michigan, which is designed to give talented high school seniors the opportunity to enroll in university freshman courses in several subject areas, including computer…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College School Cooperation, College Science, Computer Literacy