Research Article

ADVANCED PLACEMENT MATH SCORES FROM 2000 TO 2010: DOES GENDER STILL MATTER?

Volume: 3 Number: 1 March 28, 2012
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT MATH SCORES FROM 2000 TO 2010: DOES GENDER STILL MATTER?

Abstract

The relationship between gender and student performance on the Advanced Placement Calculus AB, Calculus BC, and Statistics exams for the spring 2000, 2005, and 2010 exam administrations were analyzed. Using College Board data for all students (ns > 100,000) in the United States for all three exams in each of the three years, statistically significant relationships were yielded between gender and performance on Advanced Placement math exams. In each of the three exams a higher percentage of boys earned a score of 3 or better than the percentage of girls earning scores of 3 or higher. The performance of boys and girls on these three Advanced Placement exams from 2000 to 2010 was relatively unchanged. Implications of the findings are discussed and suggestions for further research are made.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Jill Morris

Publication Date

March 28, 2012

Submission Date

October 27, 2011

Acceptance Date

-

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 3 Number: 1

APA
Morris, J., & Slate, J. (2012). ADVANCED PLACEMENT MATH SCORES FROM 2000 TO 2010: DOES GENDER STILL MATTER? E-Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 3(1), 33-48. https://izlik.org/JA27BF83BP

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