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Should a High School Adopt Advanced Placement or a Concurrent Enrollment Program? An Expected Benefit Approach

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  • Donald H. Dutkowsky

    (Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University)

  • Jerry M. Evensky

    (Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University)

  • Gerald S. Edmonds

    (Project Advance, Syracuse University)

Abstract

This article provides an explicit framework for evaluating the expected benefit to college-bound students of courses offered by Advanced Placement (AP) versus concurrent enrollment programs (CEP). District personnel can use it to assess the relative merits of these programs, given the characteristics of their students, in deciding which model to implement or maintain. Simulations reveal that CEP generally provides a higher expected benefit for districts where students who take the course attend private colleges or universities (including public institutions out of state) and perform on the AP exam around national norms. AP favors high schools where students taking the course either face inexpensive costs for study at institutions of higher education or perform exceptionally well on the AP exam. Information from a sample of 240 colleges and universities reveals that few explicitly reject AP or CEP for credit if the student meets a minimum criterion, although more information is provided for AP. © 2009 American Education Finance Association

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  • Donald H. Dutkowsky & Jerry M. Evensky & Gerald S. Edmonds, 2009. "Should a High School Adopt Advanced Placement or a Concurrent Enrollment Program? An Expected Benefit Approach," Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press, vol. 4(3), pages 263-277, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:edfpol:v:4:y:2009:i:3:p:263-277
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    advanced placement; concurrent enrollment; college-bound student programs;
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    JEL classification:

    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education

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