The Relationship between AP® Exam Performance and College Outcomes. Research Report No. 2009-4

Autor/inn/en	Mattern, Krista D.; Shaw, Emily J.; Xiong, Xinhui
Institution	College Board
Titel	The Relationship between AP® Exam Performance and College Outcomes. Research Report No. 2009-4
Quelle	(2009), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Advanced Placement Programs; High School Students; Achievement Tests; Scores; College Entrance Examinations; Academic Achievement; Selective Admission; Institutional Characteristics; Tables (Data); Correlation; English; Biology; Academic Persistence; Grade Point Average; College Freshmen; Calculus; United States History; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Aufnahmeprüfung; Schulleistung; Bildungsselektion; Tabelle; Korrelation; English language; Englisch; Biologie; Studienanfänger; Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung
Abstract	This study focused on the relationship between students' Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) performance in AP English Language, Biology, Calculus, and U.S. History, and their subsequent college success. For each AP Exam studied, students were divided into three groups according to their AP Exam performance (no AP Exam taken, score of 1 or 2, and a score of 3 or higher). Subsequent college success was measured by students' first-year college grade point average (FYGPA), retention to the second year, and institutional selectivity. Results indicated that, even after controlling for students' SAT® scores and high school grade point average (HSGPA) as measures of prior academic performance, students with an AP score of 3 or higher outperformed the other two groups. Additionally, students with an AP score of 1 or 2 tended to outperform students with no AP scores except in terms of FYGPA. The implications are discussed. A table with percentage of institutions in sample by key variables (N = 99) is appended. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01