Advanced Placement English Exam Scores: A Comparison of Scores for Hispanic Students from California, Texas, and Arizona

Autor/inn/en	Koch, Bevan; Slate, John R.; Moore, George W.
Titel	Advanced Placement English Exam Scores: A Comparison of Scores for Hispanic Students from California, Texas, and Arizona
Quelle	In: Education and Urban Society, 48 (2016) 7, S.685-716 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1245
DOI	10.1177/0013124514541676
Schlagwörter	Advanced Placement; English Instruction; Language Tests; Writing Tests; Writing (Composition); Database Management Systems; English Literature; Hispanic American Students; High School Students; Statistical Significance; Comparative Analysis; Scores; College Credits; Academic Failure; College Readiness; Statistical Analysis; Arizona; California; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Language test; Sprachtest; Writing test; Schreibtest; Schreibübung; Datenbanksystem; Englische literatur; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Statistische Analyse; Kalifornien
Abstract	We compared the performance of Hispanic students from California, Texas, and Arizona on the two Advanced Placement (AP) English exams (i.e., English Language and Composition and English Literature and Composition) using archival data from the College Board from 1997 through 2012. Pearson chi-square tests yielded statistically significant differences in all 16 comparisons for the English Language and Composition exams and in 15 of the 16 comparisons for the English Literature and Composition exams. Students from Arizona had the highest passing rate in 21 comparisons, California had the highest passing rate in 11 comparisons, and Texas had the lowest passing rate in all 32 comparisons. The majority of Hispanic students who took an AP English exam failed to earn a score that would result in college credit. Implications of our findings are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01