Though AP courses are becoming more widespread and readily available for high school students, the composition of students who receive credit for the courses is very uniform and predictable...white and Asian kids. While the courses are very successful for these students, there is a continuous misrepresentation of minorities within the list of passing students. We will touch on the very sizable achievement gap that exists between the different ethnicities of test takers as well as conducting research in order to better understand why these inequalities exist and what in particular may cause them in order to see if there is a correlation between race and students chances in passing the tests in order to receive college credit. The College Board, Advanced Placement Program, National Summary Report , 2008 What Is AP? Advanced Placement or “AP” courses are classes offered within traditional high school buildings, that with the completion of the cou...
Classroom Resources Advanced Placement courses can be beneficial to both students and the school. However, to have these courses be truly beneficial, teachers need to put forth strong efforts. Fortunately, there are resources online that can provide insight on how to help teachers implement AP in their schools as well as better the AP courses that are already established. Bringing AP To Your School Not all states require schools to provide Advanced Placement courses, so many do not have them available for students. However, having AP classes can help boost a school's yearly report card; it gives students more opportunities to succeed academically thus earning more points for their school (Zinth, 2016). Further, AP has been shown to help students succeed more in college through the rigorous course work and the opportunity to earn college credit (Moore & Slate, 2008). It is beneficial to have these advanced courses in schools, but what if they are not available in your sch...