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Brown, Alan V.; Thompson, Gregory L. – Foreign Language Annals, 2016
Using a data set exclusively prepared for and licensed to them by the College Board, the authors examined the growth of the Advanced Placement program in foreign languages and overall trends in regard to the number of candidates who sat for the foreign language exams, their gender, their scores, and their ethnicity over the 36-year period covering…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Advanced Placement Programs, Trend Analysis, Student Participation
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