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Title: Advanced Placement Exam Results for the Class of 2008

Topic: Test Results
Produced by: Research Team
Section: Honors/AP/IB Courses and Exams
Published: Feb 2009
Authors: Clare Von Secker and Jessica Liu
Keywords: AP exam participation and performance
Years of Study: 1999-2000, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008
School Levels: High
Format: Memo / Performance Update
Pages: 34

Description: This performance update describes the advanced placement (AP) exam in participation and performance for the Class of 2008 for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and public school graduates in Maryland and the nation.

Recommendations:

  • Use the attached tables to inform discussions about how to close racial/ethnic gaps in AP exam participation and performance of MCPS graduates.
  • Use Tables A1 to B16 of the performance update to inform your discussions about the reasons for differences in exam taking and performance among groups of students enrolled in different schools and courses.

File name: Principal-AP Cohort Memo_02-10-09forwebsite.pdf

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