Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Examination Results in Texas 2006-07 Division of Accountability Research Department of Assessment, Accountability, and Data Quality Texas Education Agency August 2008 Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Examination Results in Texas 2006-07 Project Staff Randy Gesn Shawn Thomas Rachel Au Editorial Staff Amanda Callinan Richard Kallus Division of Accountability Research Department of Assessment, Accountability, and Data Quality Texas Education Agency August 2008 Texas Education Agency Robert Scott, Commissioner of Education Lizzette Reynolds, Deputy Commissioner for Statewide Policy and Programs Department of Assessment, Accountability, and Data Quality Criss Cloudt, Associate Commissioner Office of Data Development, Analysis, and Research Patricia Sullivan, Deputy Associate Commissioner Division of Accountability Research Linda Roska, Director Additional Acknowledgments Special thanks to Carol Young with the College Board for kindly reviewing this report. Citation. Texas Education Agency. (2008). Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate examination results in Texas, 2006-07 (Document No. GE08 601 09). Austin, TX: Author. Abstract. This report examines Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) participation and performance in Texas during the 2006-07 school year. The percentage of Texas public school 11th and 12th grade students participating in AP and IB examinations was higher than in previous years. In 2006-07, the percentages of AP examinees and examinations with scores of 3-5 and the percentages of IB examinees and examinations with scores of 4-7 decreased from the previous year. Higher percentages of Asian/Pacific Islander and White students earned AP scores of 3-5 than African American and Hispanic students. A higher percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander students earned IB scores of 4-7 than other student groups. Participation in AP examinations by Texas public and nonpublic school students combined increased more rapidly than participation nationally between 1986-87 and 2006-07. In 2006-07, the percentages of AP examinations with scores of 3-5 in public and nonpublic schools decreased from the previous year in Texas and in the United States. Keywords. Advanced placement, international baccalaureate, credit by examination, testing, incentive, high school, financial need, scores, gifted and talented. Additional copies of this document may be purchased using the order form in the back of this publication. Also, the report is available in PDF format on the agency website at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/research/. Additional information about this report may be obtained by contacting the Texas Education Agency Division of Accountability Research by phone at (512) 475-3523, by e-mail at [email protected], or via the division website at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/research/. 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Advanced Placement Program®, AP®, Pre-AP®, AP Central®, Thinking Maps®, AP Vertical Teams®, SAT®, and PSAT/NMSQT® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board in the U.S.A. or other countries. ii Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Examination Results in Texas, 2006-07 Contents Highlights .............................................................................................................................................vii Results for Texas Public Schools...................................................................................................vii Comparative Results for Texas, Other States, and the United States ...........................................viii Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Programs .......................................... 3 Introduction...................................................................................................................................... 3 History ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Courses............................................................................................................................................. 7 Examinations ................................................................................................................................... 8 Student and School Fees ................................................................................................................ 10 Policy Related to Access to Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Programs............................................................................................................................................... 13 College Board and IBO Policy ...................................................................................................... 13 State Policy .................................................................................................................................... 13 Federal Policy ................................................................................................................................ 16 Policy Related to Uses of Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Results .................................................................................................................................................. 17 Texas College Admissions Policy ................................................................................................. 17 Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) Measures............................................................ 17 Data Sources and Score Reporting....................................................................................................... 21 Data Sources .................................................................................................................................. 21 Reporting of Scores ....................................................................................................................... 21 Results for Texas Public Schools ......................................................................................................... 23 Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Combined Participation and Performance ............................................................................................................................ 23 AP Participation and Performance................................................................................................. 25 IB Participation and Performance.................................................................................................. 28 Qualification for College Credit .................................................................................................... 29 Examinee Population Profile ......................................................................................................... 30 Advanced Courses and AP Examination Participation and Performance...................................... 30 Results for Texas and the United States ............................................................................................... 35 Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 35 AP Examination Trends................................................................................................................