Fewer than one-fifth of DCPS AP teachers participated in the APSI at least once every three years¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2024: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Fewer than one-fifth of AP teachers in DCPS participated in the Advanced Placement Summer Institute at least once every three years. → Alyson Burnett 2021

Evidence¶

Alyson Burnett 2021¶

Alyson Burnett, Paul Burkander. (2021). Advanced Placement Participation, Staffing, and Staff Training in the District of Columbia Public Schools. Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/projects/region/mid-atlantic

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Descriptive staffing analysis of AP teacher participation in the Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI) across DCPS. The report prints only the participation proportion, with no effect size or inferential statistic.

"Fewer than one-fifth of AP teachers participated in the APSI at least once every three years."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Most CTE students also participated in college-level coursework, though CTE students had slightly lower AP participation — related