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Keng, Leslie; Dodd, Barbara G. – College Board, 2010
This study sought to compare the performance of students in the College Board Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) compared to non-AP students on a number of college outcome measures. Ten individual AP Exams were examined in this study of students in four entering classes (1998-2001) at the University of Texas at Austin. The four main groups of…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Academic Achievement, College Students, Outcome Measures
Dodd, Barbara G.; Fitzpatrick, Steven J.; De Ayala, R. J.; Jennings, Judith A. – College Board, 2002
The purpose of this study was to address the validity of grades of 3 on AP® Examinations and to compare AP students to other relevant student groups. While research has shown that students who earn grades of 3 or higher and place out of introductory courses do well in the subsequent courses, there are some college faculty members who think this is…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Entrance Examinations, Grades (Scholastic), Validity