Advanced Placement and dual enrollment participation have similarly positive impacts on student success¶
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q3 i? The study found that Advanced Placement and dual enrollment participation had similarly positive impacts on student outcomes. → Cecilia Speroni 2011
Evidence¶
Cecilia Speroni 2011¶
Cecilia Speroni. (2011). Determinants of Students' Success: The Role of Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment Programs. National Center for Postsecondary Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/determinants-of-students-success-the-role-of-advanced-placement-and-dual-enrollment-programs
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The statewide Florida study reports that "dual enrollment and Advanced Placement participation also had similarly positive impacts." No separate effect sizes for Advanced Placement are printed in the available text.
"The study found that dual enrollment and Advanced Placement participation also had similarly positive impacts."
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Related Claims¶
- Dual enrollment classes taken exclusively on the high school campus show no statistically significant gains in college outcomes — reports the opposite
- Passing the college algebra placement test near the cut-off and enrolling in dual enrollment college algebra was associated with a 16 percent higher likelihood of going to college — related
- Dual enrollment programs have positive effects on college access and enrollment, with an average improvement index of +15 percentile points — a broader claim this one bears on
- Most CTE students also participated in college-level coursework, though CTE students had slightly lower AP participation — related
- Dual enrollment college algebra near the cut-off was associated with a 23 percent higher likelihood of earning a college degree — related
- Dual enrollment classes taken on college campuses increase students' likelihood of attending college and earning a bachelor's degree — related
- Students who enrolled in dual enrollment and did not pass are about 6 percentage points more likely to enroll in college than comparable students who never took advanced coursework — related
- Dual enrollment participation is associated with an approximately 8.5 percentage point increase in college enrollment probability, with larger gains for students from low-income and first-generation backgrounds — related
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Advanced Placement and dual enrollment participation have similarly positive impacts on student success |
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Advanced Placement and dual enrollment participation have similarly positive impacts on student success |
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2011 |
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