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Page 1: The Advanced Placement Program and Its Examinations ...Free-response questions allow students to demonstrate their powers of logic, critical thinking, and creativity. They are particularly
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C O N T E N T S T h e A d v a n c e d P l a c e m e n t P r o g r a m + (AP ®) a n d I ts E x a m i n a t i o n s

T h e A d v a n c e d P l a c e m e n t P r o g r a m and Its Examina t ions 1 , + + + + + + + , , + , , + . + . . . + + + . + , + , . + , + . . . + , + + + + + + + + . , + + + . + + , . + . + + + * * + + ,

A P Examina t ions in C a n a d a 3

1999 Global Summary Table 4 , , + + + * * . , + , . + . + . + . + , + + + + . , . . . , + + + + . , + + + . , + , , + , + + + . . . + + . . . + + , + . . ,

1 9 9 9 C a n a d i a n S u m m a r y Table 5

1 9 9 9 C a n a d i a n S u m m a r y Tables by P rov i nce 6 . , . + + + , + , + . . + + * * + + , + . + + * * + , . + + + , + + + , + , . + + + + , . . + , + . . + . . + + + + + , .

C a n a d i a n Unive r s i t i e s Rece iv ing the Grea t e s t N u m b e r of A P Grades 15 , , , , , , , , + , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , , , . , , . . . , ,

P r o g r a m S u m m a r y R epo r t 16

T h e 2 0 0 Colleges and Unive r s i t i e s Rece iv ing the Grea t e s t N u m b e r of A P Grades 17 , , , , , , . . , , , , , , , , , , , , + , , , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , , . . . . , . . . . . , , ,

A P R esou rce s for A d m i n i s t r a t o r s 19

Founded in 1900, the College Board is a not- for-profit educational association that supports academic preparation and transition to higher education for students around the world through the ongoing collaboration of its member schools, colleges, universities, educational systems, and organizations. In all of its activities, the Board promotes equity through universal access to high standards of teaching and learning and sufficient financial resources so that every student has the opportunity to succeed in college and work. The College Board champions - - by means of superior research; curricular development; assessment; guidance, placement, and admission information; professional development; forums; policy analysis; and public outreach - - educational excellence for all students.

Copyright © 1999 by College Entrance Examination Board and Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. College Board, Advanced Placement Program, AP, College Board Online, College Explorer, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board.

T h e Advanced Placement Program is a cooperative educational endeavor of secondary schools, colleges, and the College Board. It consists of 32 college-level courses and examinations for highly motivated students in secondary schools.

AP courses are offered in every province and territory in Canada, in nearly 13,000 high schools in every state in the United States, and in more than 45 other countries. The courses are recognized by nearly all colleges and universities in Canada and the United States, as well as by many overseas, and those institutions grant credit, appropriate place- ment, or both to students who perform satisfactorily on AP Examinations.

A P E x a m i n a t i o n s O f f e r e d

Ar t Art History Studio Art

Drawing General

Biology Calculus

Calculus AB Calculus BC

Chemistry Computer Science

Computer Science A Computer Science AB

Economics Macroeconomics Microeconomics

English Language Literature

Envi ronmenta l Science

French Language Literature

German Language

Government & Politics Comparative United States

History European History United States

Internat ional English Language

Latin Vergil Latin Literature

Music Theory Physics

Physics B Physics C

Mechanics Electricity &

Magnetism Psychology Spanish

Language Literature

Statistics

Most of these examinations are three hours long and cover the equivalent of a full-year college course. All are administered every May at participating schools. Except for Studio Art, which consists of a portfolio assessment, all the examina- tions contain a free-response section (requiring essay writing, problem solving, and/or the audiotaping of student responses) and a multiple- choice section.

In June, the examinations and the Studio Art portfolios are evaluated by college and university faculty and AP teachers brought together for the AP Reading. These faculty consultants are grouped by academic discipline and directed by a chief faculty consultant as well as veteran faculty consultants. In 1999, nearly 4,000 faculty consul- tants participated in the process.

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T h e A d v a n c e d P l a c e m e n t P r o g r a m a n d I ts E x a m i n a t i o n s (continued)

Scoring standards for each exam are developed by the chief faculty consultants (college professors) in collaboration with Development Committees appointed by the College Board. These initial standards are refined just prior to the Reading by applying them to randomly selected student responses. The faculty consultants are then trained to apply the final standards reliably and consistently. From that point on, the quality and reliability of the faculty consultants' judgments are monitored by a frequent review of the scoring standards, the rescoring of randomly selected exam books, the masking of previous faculty consultants' scores as well as of student-identifying information, and the continuous supervision of their work by table leaders.

The development of an AP Exam can take as long as two years. The multiple-choice questions, which are scored by computer, provide both high reliability and continuity. Through a statistical technique called equating that analyzes common item types, they maximize the likelihood that a candidate repeating the examination would receive the same grade, and ensure that a candidate who earns an AP grade of 3 on one year's exam is at the same level of competence as candidates who earned a 3 in other years.

Free-response questions allow students to demonstrate their powers of logic, critical thinking, and creativity. They are particularly valuable in the modem language exams, which test the students' ability to understand a foreign language and to demonstrate their writing ability in that language. For the scientific disciplines, free-response questions allow students to display their analytical ability. In fields such as history, literature, and govern- ment, free-response questions challenge students to not only remember facts but to apply them to the creation of a coherent, logical essay that answers a specific question.

The scores on the free-response sections are combined with the scores on the multiple-choice sections. The totals are then converted to the Program's 5-point scale, which is interpreted as follows:

5 = extremely well qualified 4 = well qualified 3 = qualified 2 = possibly qualified 1 = no recommendation

These grade categories are designed to reflect achievement in an AP course that is analogous to performance in a comparable college course. The purpose of AP grades is to allow participating colleges and universities to award college credit, advanced placement, or both. In general, a grade of 3 or higher indicates sufficient mastery of course content to

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MEAN GRADE 2 .80 2 .02 2 .75 2 .99 2.82j 2 . 08 1 .89 1 .97 2 .51 2 ,19 2 ,15 2 .18 2 .37 1 .88 i 2 .36 1,801 3 .38 2.76j 2 . 24 2 .52 5 .00 3.1<i 1 .81 2 . 2 3 2.72. 2 .32 , 1 :88 ' 2 .24. 2 .54 . 2 .55 . 4 . ] . 6 2 .88 . 2 .00, , I ASIAN/ASIAN AMER 5 26074 2240 142 76 1311 3389 2115 333 396 445 672 970 1953 1551 798 213 27 411 697 184 3 103 51 3751 5085 157 820 755 504 659 580 49 5829/10 8027

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MEAN GRADE 2 .86 2 .31 i 2 .64 3 . 2 4 2 .94 ! 2 . 7 2 2.40~ 2 . 0 8 3 ,27 2 .56 2 .60 2 61 2 .57 1 . 9 2 2 .61 2 . 6 7 5 .00 3 .25 2 . 4 5 2 .55 13.00 2 .40 2 . 5 8 ! 3 .31 2 .48 2 .52 2 .79 3 .15 2 .79 4 .05 3 .39 2 ,21 ~Ti~ERMiSPANZC . . . . 5 ' 90~8" 238' "8" 25' 40" 24 , ' 971 21' ZO; 1 4 ' 4Zi ; 2 ' ~ 2851 18: 99; ~01 i 5 : 15' 9 2 " 19' 4 ' 4: 4: 2971 ~4~: 10: 45: 28: 1 9 : 90:6496: 554: 27:,/10: 5146i

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MEAN GRADE BLACK/AFRO-AMER

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MEAN GRADE

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MEAN GRADE WHITE

MEAN GRADE OTHER

MEAN GRADE TOTAL

MEAN GRADE

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1 3.23 i 3 .oo . ~. . . . . . . . s . o o 4.00 s s,41 7 , ' 6' 8 4z 83 10; 6 , ' ].3 1o' ~ 4 3 1,8 1 4 6s0 6 6 7 471 82 ].o' 1 2o 23 19 2 s ].4 1 1 4 3 s97 1 9[ 4 11 37; 64 S 6 11 10 27 104 3 9 19 1 2 41 3 2 387 I 2j 6 S 27 58 4 2 9 9 29 70 6 9 1 1 188 [ 12, 17 13 S 4 5 2 ~ 6 T 2416 2 2 4 22 3]. 1 6 S J 304 53 1,8 53 60 85 9 29 60 1 4 S 8

3 .44 2 .50 3 . 7 5 3 .55 . 3.581 3. ,~.8 3 .51 3.151 3.2,8 3 .40 3 .50 3 .12 3 .05 4 .11 2.76, 3 .68 3 .00 3 .00 3 . 2 0 3 .75 / , ,

4 3 i 3 1 ! 2 1 1 r T 5

3 ,40 L 5 1o i 1 4 1o 1 1 3 19 1 2 2 11 1 1 2 1 3 1 T 53 1 1 1 3 S

3 . 2 5 2 . 0 0 4 . 0 0 2 . 0 0 3 . 0 0 2 . 8 0

11 : 1 q

, ; • 1

2 : I~ I 3, O0 I 4. OOi 3. O0

1 ! 2 I 2 17 ].: 5 11 s ;

1 1 1 1 ! 1 11 r 2 9 j 2

3 . 0 0 4 . 0 0 3 .00 2 . 3 6 r2.oo 3 . s s 4 .00 5 845 2 1 10 97 571 15 10 3 6 34 112 II 25 ].56 1 16! 2 4 1048 S 91 6 E 8,8 6 7 20 11 11 251 83 20,8 9 47 113 S 117 3 1239 1 lOj 6 241 67 94 16 2]. ].4 21! 8,8 391 3 ~ 77 135 2 12 3 2 739 2 S i 6 21 i 45 6 4 5 8 14 111 60 263 3 24 44 1 4 1 260 S 1 1 3 25 45 11 6 6 ].O r 6 32 3 14 8

86 5 / 5, 2,8 6 2 12 5 1 11 156 SO 5 21 17 1 3 13 2 12 786 33 2 K 2 2 3 1 1 COLL. 18 3 i 2 3 2 1 OTHER 80

273 19 10 80 11 9 381 14 1 4 TOTAL 1038 3.691 3 .26 4 .10 3 .94 3 .73 3 .44 3 . 4 5 3.71 2 .00 3 .75

r

2 3 ¸

2 . 3 3 2 ~ 1 1 1 3 i

1 2 1 i 8 2! 2

3 .25 2.00; 4 .50

9/10

i 11 12 16

i COLL. I OTHER

TOTAL 16

t ~/1o 1 11 2

1 lZ 29 COLL. I

1 OTHER 4 1 TOTAL 35

3.00 3 .00 I 9/10

11 12 6 COLL. ! OTHER! 11 !

31 I 1 TOTAL 6 2 . 6 7 i ! S . 0 0 !

209 31 3 66 ~ ,8 3 ~ 21 1 ' 4 ~)/10 ! 11 242 14 ~ 44[ 7 61 18 611 I 239 166] 22 2 37! 9 Si 16 7 IZ [ 1216 1o41 zo 13 ~ ,8 9 r I 4 COLL.

7oi 13 1o! = 71 6 6 OTHERr 116 7911 9o 7 1701 34 3o! 62 1 27!TOTAL 1382

3.s3 3 .4~ 4.1~ 3.8413.3~ 2.63. 3.76 , .00 i 2.93i,,10 !

I , !lZ ' 4

COLL. : [OTHER

1 TOTAL ! 5 4 .00

l If I S !9/10 1 I 2 11 I t 3 i ilZ 33

[ I 'COLL. ! OTHER S

S 1! 1 7 1 TOTAL 40 3 .60 S .O0 5 .00 4 .71 2 .00

161 1 3 4 69" 7 6 31 6 9/10 40 :, 1 2o3 4 13 33 s z 3o 8 411 346

I 179 6 o so i 2 2! 21 2 1 212 i 23oo 1 112 2 5 16 3 i 15 3, 2, COLL. I 1

61 3i 11 1 8 OTHER 197 T 4131 13t 27 20 63 322 327 67 56 48 7 3 271 1006 19 187 436 i 9 43 S i 3 2 716 281 30 199 1S 13 10S 19 1 8 TOTAL 2884

i 3 .36 2 .46 ! 3 .22 3.00! 2 .97 3 .58 3 . 0 8 3 .34 3 .20 2 .81 5 .08 5 .29 3 .10 3.11 5 .24 3 . 8 0 3 .67 3.91 3 .80 i 3 .33 i 3 . S O 3.41 3,79 5.531 3 .77 4 .13 ! 3 .85 3.581 3 .89 5 .00 3 .25 S ' 115' ' 1' ' 2' 10' 12 ~ 1' 2' 3' S ~ 5: 4" " 4; 22" : ' 1! ' 1 . . . . 22' 5' ! 2' 2' 2' S' 1' ' 1'9/10 ' 2 4 1111 5 1 8 7 1 i S S 10 27 S 9 li I J 12 2 ! 7 3 I 2 11 41 3 154 ~ 3 1 11 ! 14 1 3 4 31 13 46 1 13 17i 1 J 1 14 i 1 3 2 2 12 264 2 103 ! , ]. 1 61 3 6 71 ' 331 5 s I ] . s 1 3 11 1 2 1COLL. 1 41 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 8 4 14 1 i 9 1 1 lJ 1 1i OTHER 23 J T 524 11 2 S 38 39 S 6 15 22 57 118 1 34 S4 1 S 1 1 i 72 10 16 4; 4 131 2 6 TOTAL 332

3 . 2 9 3 . 4 S 3 .00 ; 3 . 2 0 3 . 4 2 3 . 5 6 2.8.0 3 . 3 3 3.161 3 . 1 8 3 . 3 0 2 . 8 8 3 . 0 0 2 . 9 1 3 . 8 5 3 . 0 0 3 . 3 3 5 . 0 ~ . 3 . 0 0 3 . 3 2 3 . 9 0 3 38 3 .25 , 3 . 2 5 3,697 4 . 5 0 3 . S 0 s ' 1558~ ' 12' zo / 23' 274' 178' 29' 23' ]7! 26' 38' i 7 4 5' 34! 233' ].' 25' 4 . . . . 482' 34' zo~ 266' 191 13' 63 / zo' ' 7 ' , /10' 69 4 2 1 7 6 5 26 IS 13 1771 173 43 13 37 61 126 349 12 7 0 173 6 24 1 ~ 4 S 1 546 25 20 134 18] 10 6 : 14 1311 785 5 2443j 2 23 13 41 1431 218 28 36 33 38 167 665 8 1 1 6 213 4 20 5 8 1 416i 34 12j 107 12 I0 S 1 11 IZ 4656

1 . 8 s • ~ . 81 . , 2 , . ' a 7 , , ~, 2 , 1~ l l , ; 2o 4 , 2~ 8 21~ 2 , O T , , 427

@ @ ' @ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' @ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' @ ' ' @ ' ' ' @ ' . ' ' ' ' ~ ' ' . ' t . @ . ~ . . ' . . . @ . . . @ . @ . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . @ . . . . . . . ~ .@. . . . . . @ . . . . . . . . . . . @ . . @ . . . . @ . @ @ @ @ . @ @ . . . . @ @ 5 @ ~ @ ~ @ ~ @ ~ @ ~ @ ~ @ ~ . ~ @ ~ @ ~ @ @ @ ~ @ @ ~ @ @ @ ~ @ @ ~ @ ~ 4 @ ~ @ ~ @ @ @ ~ @ @ @ ~ . ~ @ ~ @ @ . ~ @ ~ @ ~ @ ~ . ~ @ @ @ 0 ~ @ @ @ ~ @ ~ @ @ @ ~ @ . ~ @ @ @ ~ . ~ . @ ~ @

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TOTAL EXAMS

Advanced Placeme~ Program THE COLLEGE BOARD

. . . . L NOT STATED 5 4~

4 54 3 51 2 32 1 8 T 193

MEAN GRADE ~ 3 .53 AMER IND./ALASKAN 5

5 2 1 T

MEAN GRADE BLACK/AFRO-AMER 5

4 1 3 2 2 1 T 3

MEAN GRADE 3 . 3 3 CHICANOIMEX. AMER

MEAN GRADE ASIAN/ASIAN AMER 35

28 38 24

3 128

MEAN GRADE 3 .53 PUERTO RICAN

MEAN GRADE OTHER HISPANIC 5 1 ~

4 1 3 3 2 1 T 5

MEAN GRADE 3 .60 WHITE ' ' 5 ' 122'

4 158 3 180 2 i 1o4 1 I 14 T 578

MEAN GRADE 3 .47 OTHER 5 14

4 13 3 27 I 2 17' 1 7 T 78

MEAN GRADE 3 .13 ALBERTA 5 220

4 255 3 301 2 177

TOTAL I 32 T; 985

MEAN GRADE ~ ! 3.461

.J

• cm ,,c

] 9

A L B E R T A : A L L C A N D Z D A T E S SCHOOL A P G R A D E D T S T R I B U T I O N S BY T O T A L AND ETHNTC G R O U P

. . . . HUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR EACH

o ~ I 14 5 1 2 7 1 12 3 1 8 1 3 9 5 21! 6] 4

s 1 1 ~ , 7] 3! , 11 2 ! I 1 1'

44 19 3 2 t 3; 44i 10 1 7; 3.70, 3.321 1 .33 3 .50 4 .67 3 .30 3 .70 3 . 0 3.43!

1

3 6 1 2 2 4

1 1 61 18 21 1

2 .00 3 . 0 0 4 .28 5 .48 5 .00

i 1 3 .00

28! 14' 2 1' '1' i 1 18! 21 3 ! 6 12 ! 18; 2 3

2 11 4 131 2 1 I 4

2 19 63 70 8 6 2 .00 2 . 5 8 4 .08 3 .40 3 .38 3 .50

4 3 1i z 31 4 ! 1i

1 ~ 1 i '

1' 1 Z 11 9 I'

2 .00 3 .55 3 .67 1 . 0 0 ' 3 . 0 0 2 55 28 1 4 1 38 29 3 9 24 34 2 4

3 14 18 23 3 2

: i 1 6~ 3 3 26J 136 1201 12 10

2 .00 2.65J 3 .94 3 . 4 2 2.67; 3 .60

A D H I N Z S T R A T I O N D A T E : HAYs, 1999 . . . . . N.UMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR EACH EXAMIF!ATIOP~ . . . . . . . .

2 3.50

3 2

2 14 8

2 27 3 .00 3 .00

1 3 .00

e 1 31 1 54 3 75 1 48

6' 208 3.33 3 .33

1 1 1

2 1

3 3 3 .33 4 .00

1 5 . 0 0

e. 2 9

11 3 161 10

5 ~ 5 2 1 !

3 6 28 I 3 . 1 7 3 . 5 0

3

4 5 1 3 4

].61 4 2.56; 4.50

3 15 221 5 25] IS

11 1 65 47 3 . 3 . 5 3

8 3 .75

1 7 7

15 3 .60

1 4 .00

1 4 .00

5 I II

6 1

1 23 3.00 2.87

3 41 2 70 6 123 I 69

2 12 305

3.58! 3.26

10 7 9110 11 i 3 1 2 1 1 1 11 37 31 1 13 103 51 COLL. 1 3 ! OTHER 4

30'] 6 1: 10 Z 1 1 TOTAL 144 3 .80 2 .50 4.001 4 .60 4 .00 4 .00 4 .00

1 3 .00

7 7 10 2

5 1 4 5 1 1 2

29 2 14 3 .52 2 . 5 0 4 .07

1 4 .00

3 2.33;

3 . 0 0 r

25 7 33 9 21 2 7 1

7 2 1 31 2 1

891 4 26 2 i

3.791 2 .00 3 .73 2 .50 J 1 ~ 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 7 1 1 1: 1

3.00 5.00 2.00 5.00j 5 . 0 0 43 1 21 1] 1 56 3 1 13! 1JI 1 1 1 32 3 12 r 1 1 19 1 4 l 1; 2

7 5 i i 4 157 13 1 51 2 2 o 3 o 4

3.691 2 .54 4 .00 3 .96 4 .50 4 .50 3. 2 .75

9110 11 12 COLL. OTHER TOTAL

9/10 11 12 COLL. OTHER TOTAL 2

9/10 11 12 COLL. OTHER TOTAL

9/10 11 12 COLL. OTHER TOTAL

9110 11 lZ COLL. OTHER TOTAL

9/10 11 12 2 COLL. OTHER 1 TOTAL 3

9/1~ ' 1 111 I 71 112 r 338 COLL. OTHER 9 TOTAL 419

9/10 11 7 IZ 43 COLL. OTHER 1 TO TAL 51

,, i, 9110 i 1 11 130 12 562 COLL. OTHER 17 TOTAL 710

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B R Z T Z S H C O L U H B Z A : A L L C A N D I D A T E S

S C H O O L A P G R A D E D Z S T R T B U T Z O N S B Y T O T A L A N D E T H N Z C GROUP D ~ . . . . . . NUMBEF', OF CANDICATES FOA 'F.,~CH Ev, AM'If]ATiOI~

Advanced Placement Program J ~ I ; ~ THE COLLEGE BOARD ft. ~ ft. ~ ~ "I,

NOT STATED

MEAN GRADE AMER IND./ALASKAN

MEAN GRADE BLACK/AFRO-AMER

MEAN GRADE CHICANO/MEX. AMER

MEAN GRADE ASIAN/ASIAN AMER

MEAN GRADE PUERTO RICAN

MEAN GRADE OTHER HISPANIC

MEAN GRADE WHITE

OTHER MEAN GRADE

MEAN GRADE BRITISH COLUMBIA

TOTAL

MEAN GRADE

A D H Z N Z S T R A T Z O N D A T E : HAY, , 1 9 9 9

TOTAL ~ | ~ i " = = = = - " ~ =

s 165 1 2 S 7 13 1il- . j 4 19 1 24 56 4 161 1 1 1~ 4 4] 2 10 26 ~ 20 1 3 179 1 4 9 19 21 1 22 51 1 ~ 11 2 127 2 1 6 1~ 9 1 4 15 40 2 6 1 1 45 1 2 5 7 2 1 1 5 1 2 T 6771 6 4 13 44 50 1 .;I 2 8 52 141 1 11 63 2

3.401 2 . 8 3 4 .00 3 .00 3.2~ 3 .22 2 .40 1 .00 2 .50 3.02 5 .10 3 .00 3 .09 3 .92 3.001 3 .70 5 1 I

1 1 1 2 4

2 1 1 2 1 1 2 T 17 1 1 1 1 1 2 7 3

2 .59 2 .00 2 .00 3 .00 3 .00 4 .00 5 .00 2 .4~ 2 .53 5 2

4 1 5 8

4

4 4 3 2 S 1 2 T I 18

2 .94 S 1 4 2 5 4 2 1

3 .57

1 $ 1 $ 1

1 1 1 ~ 2 7 1

3 .00 , F 5"00, 1 2 .50 2 .29 2 .00

i

T 7 1 2 1 , , ~3.00 3 .00 4 .00

5 ~47 6 6' 71 25' 63' 8' ~ 7' 10' 7' 21' 4' , ' 11 . . . . 11 4 497 § 6 7 34 62 15 1 14 14 11 40 1 i m 10 1 1 Sj 3 411 8 3 71 26 40 8 3 7 8 15 70 1 6 15 1 2i 4 3 2 283 1 2 5 3 20 37 4 2 1 4 17 54 $ 6 1 149 J 11 13 1~ 1 2 13 i s i i

3 . 4 5 2 . 0 0 3 . 7 1 3 . 6 5 . 3 6 3 . 5 8 3 , 0 2 2 . 5 7 3 . 9 3 3 . 6 8 3 . 1 6 .01 4 . 5 0 2 . 6 8 3 . 6 2 3 . 0 0 3.331 3 . 2 0 3 . 7 1 J | 5 4 2 r 1 i i J

2 ! , i J 1 i

T 2 [ I 1 1 4 .00 ~ , 4 .00 4 .00

5 2 I ' ' J 4 4 1 ! 1 2 S 15 ~ 1 1 1 4 1 2 6 1 1 1 5 I 3 1 1 T 30 1 1 1 2[ ~ 1 8 2 7

, , , . o o , , . o o , , . o o , , ,! ,' . , .oo , ; : : , , . , , ,' 5 369! 2 1 7 21 8 1 16' 10 t 6 iT' 1 t ';J 4 409 r 7 6 2 29r 19 7 Z 6 71 40 74 7 16 40 1 [ 3 496 ~ 1 10 5 10 19! 36 5 ] 2 6j 42 166 36 46 1 2 1 2 252 ! 4 4 6 12i 12 1 i 3 26 101 10 17 1 1 r 1 99 11 1 1 131 2 S 2i 1 Z 3 27 1 S = J ! T 1625 21 24 17; 25 111 j 90 24 S 11 20 127 410 9 77 170 3 9 I $

' ' 2' 21 2' ' 41 1 =' ' ' 5 69 1 2 3 8 1! 2 t 4 641 5 ~ 5 s 1! 3l ~ 6 14 1 s 1 3 80 i 5 1 S 4 1 9' 241 1 7 11 1 2 52 2 1 31 2 2 18 i 4 1 2o r 3i l 1 1 e i : T 285 11! 1 3 19~ 17 3 7 8 19 68 1 161 31 1 z lj

3 .39 3 .45 2 .00 4 . 3 3 , 3 . 1 1 t 4 24 s .3s ; , s . 7 i , s . s e s . 4 2 2.8~ s .oo s .sz ; 3 .84 s .oo l 4 .00 s . o o 5 lO58 lO 9 19 73 ~ 'os 19; 1 11 13' 29! 8~' 5' ~7 112' l i ' 5' 1 3 4 114o 18 14 , 81 91 27i 3 231 27 671 1 . 8 241 77 1 4 li 3 3 1200 1 22' 10 22 60 100 14; 4 10 15 92i 524 3 54 i 88 3j 4 4j 4 2 729 1 11' 11 16 49 60 6j 2 1, 15 611 221 19; 35 1] 2 ]

1 321 1 2 1 30 20 26]8l 5 Z 7 4j S~ 1 12 i 4 ii SO Tr 4448 3 63 45 66 2 9 , 376 91~ 15 47j 75 253, 837 17 126j 314 6J 15 6 10

! 3 . 4 2 2 . 0 0 5 . 3 7 5 . 4 2 3.471 5 . 4 0 3 . 5 3 3 . 0 2 . 5 5 . 3 . 8 5 l 3 . 3 5 . 3.22~ 3 . 0 0 . 3 . 9 4 , 3 . 1 2 L 3 . 8 5 . 3 . 3 3 3 . 8 0 . 3 . 5 . 9 0

:, ! w m e t oF | . .,.;~ .,.;-- .~ ,,, .~ ~ c , . , o , , . , ,

i - ~ ~ ~ : ~ ; ~, EACHLEVEL

4 1 16! 2 2 6 ~' ' 9110 15 52 1 10i 3 1 7! 2 11 79 29 5 5i 1 ~ 91 2 lZ 415 18 2 lj 2 2 1 1 COLL. 14 l J 2 i 1 OTHER 13

169 12 1 331 8 8 25i 9 TOTAL 520 3.58 5 .00 4 .18 i 3 .63 3 . , 3 . 5 6 1 3 . : 6

1

1

1 4 1 1

3 .50 5 .00 3 .00

2 3 .50 l

/

155' 28' 2!' 58' 7 i ~ ' 19 194 12 2 31 6 6 16 117 16 1 24 7 S 11

86 8 1o 8 9 1 58 11 9 2 7 3

610 7§ 5 127 30 30 SO 3 . 5 0 3 . 5 1 4 .20 i 3 . 8 6 3 . 2 7 2 . 6 3 3 . 9 4

- " 9/10 11

I 12 13 COLL. OTHER TOTAL 15

9/10 11 1 12 12 COLL. OTHER TOTAL 13

1 9/10 11 12 5 COLL.

! OTHER 1 TOTAL 5

5 .00 i ,~ | . ! 2 9/10 8

2 11 186 3 12 960

i 2 COLL. 1 OTHER 13

i 10 TOTAL 1167 3 . 2 O ! 911o i 11

lZ 2 ! COLL.

OTHER TOTAL 2

• 1i . . . . . . 1" " "9/zo "

2 ~ 12 25 ! COLL.

OTHER 3 i 1 TOTAL 25

3 .67 t S.00 75 ~ 9 ~ 3 ~ 30 ~ 5 ~ 6 ~ 16! 2: ~ ~9/10 ~ 20 9 4 1 4 26 5 2 10 1 2 11 111 1

1 72 1 2 19 1 2 111 1 12 994 i

46 21 1 i 1 ,~ COLL. 28 1 1 ~ OT..! 25

2 315 12 11 76 12 11 4~ 3 51TOTAL ~ 1150 I

5.50 3 . 4 5 4 .42 3.7~ 4 .12 4 .08 4 . 1 8 5 .79 4 . 6 7 1~9/1| ! r '

71 1 5 i 2 11 22 8 1 2i 1 1 IZ 156

11 1 1 1 2 1 COLL. i 6 1 1 1 i 0THERi J 49 8 9 $ 3 8 31 TOTAL i 178

5 .57 3 .75 4 O0 2 .67 2 . 6 T 5 .75 5.33~ 307 45 6 102 15 ~ 12" 44" 7" " ' 3 91'10 " 41 i

li 348 15 6 72 14 , 35 3 4111 i 399 11 230 23 5 5o 9 10 33 2 s lZ ~ 2582

161 11 2 12 11 13 8 1 3 i COLL. J 109 13 10 4 81 7 1 1i OTHER 51

2 1155 107 17 246 53 52 i 127 14 i 16 TOTAL I 5075 3 .50 5 .50 3 .64 3 .94 3 . 9 9 3 .47 3.081 3 .80 4.00i 5.51

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • .....$ .... • ........... $ .... .....$'. ........... @ .......... .... ......... .. ............ # ....... ........ ..... . .......... 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * ' ' . ' * . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . "#. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . .''. .... • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

H A N Z T O B A : A L L C A N D Z D A T E S SCHOOL AP GRADE D Z S T R Z B U T Z O N S BY T O T A L AND E T H H Z C GROUP

Advanced Placement Program ~ EXAMS ~ I ~ = = " " = = " = - ' "

~OT STATED 22 1 2 2 2 2 5 2 38 1 2 3 1 1 1 2; 11 l 2 s' 4 I

,413 s3 2 7 2 7 14 7 1' 8 I 2 44 2 4 6 1 2 4j 15 1 3 1 3

1 13[ 2 1 i 3 1 1 2 T 170 3 11 16 2 7 1 1 .1513 45 3 IS 12 19 1

3 .07 2 .67 2 . 6 4 2 .81 1.SO 3 .43 4 .00 4 .00 3 2 .91 2 . 3 3 3 . 0 7 4 .17 3 . 0 5 4 . 0 0 5 4 3 2 11 1 1: T 2:

1 . 5 0 5 4 3 4 2 2 1 T 6

2 . 5 7 ~S t i

4

3 I !2 '1 11

'T 1 1.00, | ,

5 23 4 23 3~ 30 2 ! 11 1 4 T! 91

3 . 5 5 5 4 3 1 2 !

T 1 3 .00

S 4 3 3 2 2 1 T S

5 .20 i I , I

S 101 4 155 3 166 2 120 1 33 T 575

3 . 3 0 ! S 4 4 13 3 15 2 8 1 2 T 42

3 .21 , S 150 4 232 3 269

r 2 188 r l 54 T 893

I 3.26J

N

MEAN GRADE AMER IND./ALASKAN

MEAN GRADE BLACK/AFRO-AHER

MEAN GRADE CHICANO/MEX. AMER

MEAN GRADE ASIAN/ASIAN AMER

MEAN GRADE PUERTO RICAN

MEAN GRADE OTHER HISPANIC

MEAN GRADE NHITE

MEAN GRADE OTHER

MEAN GRADE MANITOBA

TOTAL

MEAN GRADE

I l 1 1 1

1 . 0 0 2 .00

1] 1

2 1 1 2 .50 3 .00 3 .00

, , ; .... _* ~_ i , , J J 1 2j 2 ~ 1 1 4 1 , s I 5 ~ 4 6

3] [ 1 2 1 lr [ 4 IS! 3 I s 14

3.2S 3.201 4 . 6 7 ! 2 .80 3 .36

1 3 .00

2 2 .00

5' 4! S' ! ~ 1~ 6 ~ 20 4 10 B 2 21 19 34 7 13 6 71 s 4 12 55 4 11 4: 7 3 6 45 31 21 2 1 2 4

3 .17 ! 3 , 0 8 5 . 6 7 2 . 7 1 ! 2 . 2 1 2 . 5 0 3 . 5 8 3 . 1 7 I l l i I

1 1 1 2 4

3 I I I 6 1 3 I;

li 1 5 1 1 1 s 11i 4 . 0 0 4 .00 3 . 3 3 5 . 0 0 3 .00 3 .00 2 .80 3.27;

I 7 7 7 2 1 8 23

11 I 8 18 9 3 1 3 23 s4i 1 10 28 7, 10 6 5 24 93=

2 B 21 1 7 7 3 14 651

so 6 4 3 1 2 4 3; 2 3 39 78 27 23 16 16 69 238]

3. 2.671 3.051 3 . 0 4 3..59 2 .91 2 . 3 8 2 .65 3 .56 3.121

2 2 . 5 0

1

1 3 . 0 0

1 3 .00

1 1.00,

1 2 4 2 9 4 2

3 1 2 3.6.6 4 . 0 0

: 2 4 .00

i ! 7

< II 6

41 e s !

1i 2 2 1 7 19 1 18

3 . 7 6 3 .21 4 . 0 0 4.11 1 2

1 1 1

1 5 3 . 0 0 3 . 2 0

3 6 12 10 8 1 13 5 16 7 1 6 1 2 4

21 40 1 33 3 3 2 3 1 3 4 .001409

A D H I N Z S T R A T Z O N D A T E : H A Y , 1 9 9 9

3 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 21 1 I; i

1o 8 i 3 3 .40 2 . 8 8 ; 3 . 6 7

4 S 4 1

14 3 . 8 6

15 1 20 26 i 10 201 1 5 251 4 11 ~ 3 9, I 2i 40

3.11 4 .00 4 0 0

2 1

2

1 41 3. O0 3. O0

29 1 27 36 3 191 39 1 9! 33 9:

16 61 1S3 5

3 . 1 9 4.00; 3 . 8 2

2 4 .50

NUNBER OF CANDIDATES AT

EACH LEVEL

9/10 2

11 11 12 91 COLL. ! o THEe I 8 TO TAL ! 112

9/10! 11 [ lZ 2 COLL• OTHER TOTAL 2

9110 11 12 4 COLL. OTHER TOTAL 4 [

LglI0

12 1

IOTHER TOTAL 1

i i ! 1 9 / 1 o

11 13 !12 43

I COLL. ~OTHER 1 i ITOTAL 59 i

19/10 11 12 1 COLL. OTHER TOTAL l

1

1 4 . 00

I i I

15 2 3 1 7 1 2

39 4 3.69, , 3 . 2 S i

2

1

1

41 3.50! i

isi 2 I 181 3

7i 1 9 I 4 1

53 8 3 . 5 8 3 .S0

9/10 11 IZ 4 COLL. OTHER 1 TOTAL S

9 / t o ' ' 2 11 25 12 ] 312 COLL.] OTHER ~ 3 TOTAL 342

! 9/10 11 3 I t 24 COLL. OTHER 1 TOTAL 28

9/10 4

11 52 12 484 COLL• OTHER 14 TOTAL SS4

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D Advanced Placement Program THE COLLEGE BOARD

NOT STATED

MEAN GRADE AHER IND. /ALASKAN

MEAN GRADE BLACK/AFRO-AMER

MEAN GRADE CHICANO/HEX. AHER

MEAN GRADE

TOTAL EXAMS

S 2 4 6 3 2 8 1 2 T 27

2 . 9 3 S 4 3 2 !

T

4 1 3 2 1 T 1

4 . 0 0 | 5 4 3 2

T

A S I A N / A S I A N AMER !5 4 2 3 J

' : l T S

MEAN GRADE J , , ,2"60] PUERTO RICAN S

4 3

2 1 T 1

MEAN GRADE 4 . 0 0 OTHER HISPANIC

T MEAN GRADE

NHITE S ! 19 4 41 3 68 2 37 1 17 T 182

MEAN GRADE m i 3 . 0 4 OTHER Si

41 ~ 31 2 2 2 !

MEAN GRADE 2 . 8 0 NEH DRUNSHICK S 21

4 52 $ 79 2 49

TOTAL 1 20 T 221

MEAN GRADE 3 . 0 2

o-

1 i 3 .00

N E t / B R U N S t / Z C K : A L L C A N D I D A T E S

S C H O O L A P G R A D E D I S T R Z B U T Z O N S B Y T O T A L A N D E T H N I C G R O U P | I NFJMBE~ OF C A N D I [ A T E S FOR ERICH EY~MIf :ATl i~) ]

- , . J ' 1 1

3 2 1 31 1' 1 2

1 ! ! m I 1 1 9 i 1 3 1 e

1 . 0 0 3 . 0 0 S.O0 3.001 2 . 0 0 2 . 0 0 5 . 0 0 ! 3 . 1~

1 4 . 0 0

1 1

1 1 1

2 3 . o 0 2 . 5 ~

A D H Z N Z S T R A T Z O N D A T E : H A Y , , 1 9 9 9

d~ W NUNBER OF

"" ~ = :~ ~ ~ CANOID&TESAT ,- ,e EACH LEVEL

, a. , L , - , ,~w k at. , ,.o.~ k ~ , - , , k9110 .

1 11 2 12 , 20

6 1' ' 2 2 1' 1 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 4' i 2 5 1 1 2 e ~ 10 6 7 2 ) 1 i 1 I 17 4 111 19

21 ~ ! ~ e ~ 3i ' ~o

23 7! s ! 2F 0 3~ ~ 2si 43 [ le 5 . 5 2 2 , 2 9 2 . 4 0 3 . 5 0 3 . 8 5 5 . 0 6 2 . 9 2 5 . 5 6 i 2 . 8 2 3 . 0 0

jCOLL.i iOTHER i 1

I i TOTAL 25 4 . 0 0 i

9/10 i 11

i COLL. OTHER

I TOTAL

I i 9/10

11

COLL. IOTHER 1

j iTOTAL 1

' ' ' ' ~ ' ' ;9110 I 11 i lZ

i COLL. l OTHER J TOTAL

! 9/10

i COLL. j OTHER

TOTAL 4

i m , | ! . | , m 9110 1 i 11 1

' COLL. OTHER

1 TOTAL l 4 . O0

' ~ ' ' 9110 11 lZ i COLL.

I OTHER ! TOTAL

' ' 9110 s 11 27 s 12 97

I COLL. ' OTHER 4 ' TOTAL 128

m , , ! , m '9110 m

OTHER

i 1 j ! 1 lZ 2 1 l i t ) COLL.

4 l / 21 i | ,TOTAL 3 ~.oo I ,.ooi , .o ~ o o

I 7 , ~ ~ l 2o I s ~, 21 6 ~LL. ~23 s ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ zs z s e z4 j 3 3 ! 2 2 1' 2 7 J 3 JOTHER 6

I 27! 8 6 ~ 6 4 9 1 16 27 56 21 [TOTAL 160 3 . 0 0 3 .26! 2 . 5 8 2 . 8 5 3 .06 5 . 8 5 5.041 2 . 0 0 2 . 7 3 3 .3~ 2 . 8 4 1 3 . 1 0 I i i

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D Advanced Placement Program THE COLLEGE BOARD

NOT STATED

MEAN GRADE AMER IND. /ALASKAN

MEAN GRADE BLACK/AFRO-AMER

MEAN GRADE CHICANO/HEX. AMER

MEAN GRADE ASIAN/ASIAN AMER

MEAN GRADE PUERTO RICAN

MEAN GRADE OTHER HISPANIC

MEAN GRADE WHITE

MEAN GRAD E OTHER

MEAN GRADE I NEHFOUNDLAND

TOTAL

MEAN GRADE

TOTAL EXAMS

20 2S 16

6 4

71 3 . 7 2

1

1 2

2 . 5 0

1 19

3 . 7 9

76 106 117

69 25

391i 3 . 3 7

1 2

3 . 0 0 103 137 140

75 30

485 3 . 4 5

NEWFOUNDLAND : ALL CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTTONS BY TOTAL AND ETHNIC GROUP

HI)liIBEP( OF CANDII;,ATES FOR EAcH EXAMI~IATIO~} '

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2' 1 1~ 11 i 2 3 2 2 2 S i 4

$ 5 3 3 1 2 2i 1 !

1 Ii 1 1 3 8 6 9 2 21 ! 10

4 . 0 0 3 . 6 3 3 . 0 0 2.781 4 . 0 0 4 . 1 4 3 . 6 0 ,, i i . . . . i i i i i i ,i

ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY~ 1999

4 3 ! 2 I

8 4 4 .00 4 . 2 5

1

1 1 1

4 . 0 0 1 . 0 0

1 S.00

1 3

2

1 5 4

3 . 6 7 5 . 2 5 11

3.0oi 3

4 . 3 3

17 r ; 1 j 1 3 J

s i 2 3 . 6 0 4 . 5 0

21

i

2 4 . 0 0

13 6 16 4

8 7 4i 7 1! S 2

4 2 291 2 3 .86 i 2.97L 1 .00

3

19 2 24

33 1

2 80 3. oo 2:ae

3 ' Sli 3 3o! ; 4 34! I

11' 1

zor 1o7 a 3.90 i 3.7~I 3.s0

141 ' I I S 201 9 I 26; S 6

9 1 3 8 2

771 1 16 171 3 , 3 0 2 . 0 0 3 . 6 3 3 . 2 4

1

3 4

1.75 .

1 S

6 4 . 1 7

16! 7 191 9 13i 7 sl 9

81 8 2 54 40 2 3. 2 . 9 5 1 .00

4 19

2 30 35

2 2 90

3 . 0 0 2 . 8 7

I S .00

31 451

s 3~ 1 4 38 1

12 2

12 132 2 3 . 9 2 3 . 8 3 3 . 5 0

1 1

17 t I 311 • 007

25 13 ~ 5 32 7 6

9 1 1 9

92 1 24 24 3 . 3 5 2 . 0 0 5 . 7 5 5 . 4 2

4 1 .75

NUHBER OF CANDIDATES AT

EACH LEVEL

9/10 11 6 12 COLL • OTHER TOTAL

9/10 11 12 C0LL • OTHER TOTAL

i9/10 • 11 1i 1 COLL. OTHER TOTAL 1

19/10 i

11 12 COLL. OTHER TOTAL

19/1| I

11 2 IZ 8 COLL • OTHER 1 TOTAL 11

_ ~9110 ' 11 12 COLL • OTHER TOTAL

19/10 I

11 l i COLL • OTHER TOTAL

[9110 ; 2 11 13 12 24S COLL. 1 OTHER 9 !TOTAL 270

i i , 19110 Zl l i 2 COLL. OTHER TOTAL 2

9/10 I 2 11 21 12 295 COLL. 11 OTHER 10 TOTAL 329

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D Advanced Placement Program THE COLLEGE BOARD

NOT STA'TED

MEAN GRADE 'AMER IND./ALASKAN

MEAN GRADE BLACK/AFRO-AHER

MEAN GRADE CHICANO/MEX. AMER

MEAN GRADE ,. ASIAN/ASIAN AHER

MEAN GRADE PUERTO RICAN

MEAN GRADE OTHER HISPANIC

MEAN GRADE NHITE

MEAN GRADE

MEAN GRADE NOVA SCOTIA

s

2 1 T

J S 4 3 2 1 T

S 4 $

2 1 T

S 4 $

2 1 T

S 4 3

2 1 T

S 4 3 2 1 T

S 4 5

2 1 T

s 4 $

2 1 T

S 4 5 2 !

T

N O V A S C O T Z A : A L L C A N D Z D A T E S

S C H O O L A P G R A D E D Z S T R Z D U T Z O N S B Y T O T A L A N D E T H N I C G R O U P

TOTAL ~ ~ EXAMS ~ ~ z ~ ~

o o ~ g o . . N

, , , S 5 1 4 7

$ 2 4 1 2 2

19 1 3 4 1 5 . 2 6 2 . 0 0 3 . 6 7 2 . S 0 S . 0 0

, , NI]MBER OF C~NDIDATES FOR EACH , I~MI f IATIOI~ " ,

u ~ ~ w w w w m w u,~, u. w ~ w ~ c~

1 ! 2 4

!

5

4 1 1 S ~ 1 1

10 1 ~ 1 1 S.SO 4 . 0 0 3 . 0 0 4 . 0 0 S.O0

7 2 I 15~ 2 S I S4J 4~ 9 3 4 4 2Sj 6 4 1 7 l~ 2 7 2 1 9~ 1~ 22 9 7j 11

2 .27 5.11 2.711 2 .56 2 .72 2.57

ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAy,~ 1 9 9 9

9 1

5 , 5 5 4. O0

2 1

1

$ 1 3 . 3 5 3 . 0 0

1 § 1 s § 2

1 ~ 2 1 1; 6 18

2 .67 S.SO 2 .5~

S 10 2 1 1 1 S 4 24 1 2 5 2 2 1 *1 11 2 3 42 4 14 5 4 S 5 6 2 50 7 4 1 7 1 8 2

TOTAL 1 16 2 7 2 1 2 1 1 T 122 16 2e 9 8 16 7 50 e

MEAN GRADE 2 .8S 2 .6~ 2 .50 $.11 2 .88 2 .44 $ .00 3 . 4 5 2 .75

NUHBER OF " ~ CANDIDATES AT

9/10 11 2 lZ 14 COLL. OTHER 1 TOTAL 17

9110 11

C0LL. OTHER TOTAL

9/10 11 12 ¢0LL. OTHER TOTAL

9110 11

COLL. ;OTHER 'TOTAL

~11o 11 1 lZ S COLL. OTHER !TOTAL 6

9/10 11 12 COLL. OTHER TOTAE

9/10 11

COLL •

OTHER TOTAL

9110 11 8

1~ 45 COLL. OTHER I TOTAL $2

9/10 11 12 COLL • OTHER TOTAL

9/10 11 11 1~ 62 C0LL. OTHER 2 TOTAL 75

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D i

TOTAL j w EXAMS

,Advanced Plmze,ment Program THE COLLEGE BOARD ~l

a.

NOT STATED S 42 4 40: 3 5 3 2 40 1 10 T 185

MEAN GRADE 3 . 3 5 AMER IND. /ALASKAN

4 5 1 2 1 T 1

MEAN GRADE 3. O0 BLACK/AFRO-AHER 5 1

4 2 3 6 2 10 1 3 T 22

MEAN GRADE 2 . 451 CHICANO/MEX. AMER

4 ! 3 I 2 1 T

MEAN GRADE , , A S I A N / A S I A N AMER 75 80

14 13 12

I T

MEAN GRADE 3 . 3 4 PUERTO RICAN

MEAN GRADE OTHER HISPANIC 5 7

4 i 2 3 i 1 2 i 3 I I t I 13

MEAN GRADE , , i , 4" 0 O, NHITE s l 9o

4 j 121 3 I IS1 2 lOS 1 54 T 519

MEAN GRADE , , 5" 17, OTHER 5 22

4 16 3 27 2 19 1 9 T g3

MEAN GRADE , , 3 . 2 5 ; ONTARIO S 242 i

r4 269i 3 s41i 2 240 I

TOTAL I I 10S !T 1197

MEAN GRADE _ S. 25

O N T A R Z O : A L L C A N D Z D A T E S S C H O O L A P G R A D E D I S T R I B U T I O N S B Y T O T A L A N D E T H N I C G R O U P

. . . . . . . . . . NUMBER OF CANDII:ATES FOR EACH EXAMie~ATIOI; .I

,_ w w

" ° " l i i . ~ . . ; • .

1 i 6 1 2 2 11 2 j 10 1 2 3i 4 S 1 3 1~ 6

4J g 2 2 1 44! 6 S 7 1

1 1 7 56 2 4 2 . 9 0 10~ 1 2

4 1 14 30 ~ 61 10 10 24 1 6 25 1 1 3 . 7 5 2 . 0 0 2 . 7 1 3 . 0 0 3 . 6 7 3 . 3 3 3 . 3 0 2 . 6 3 4 . 0 0 2 . 6 7 3 . 9 6 S .O0 3 . 0 0

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i 1 i

I L 1 1 1 1 i S 2

2 I i 1 S ~ 1 6 2 2

2 . 0 0 1 . 6 7 ! . . . . t 2 . 0 0 S.O0 2 . 1 7 2 . 0 0 4 . 0 0

o

• ' ~ ' i 6' 1 2 ' ' ' s ' ' 2' 3' s' 3' i , ' S oe 1i i ~ 9! 2 6 9 7 6 11 1 s

102 1 lJ 1 1! o 1o j 5 4 2 6 12 2: 1 17 65 i i S 1 4 O 5 11 5 j S 3 29 i ! 1 ! 2 ~ 3 1 i 1

364 1 2J 1 lJ 23 461 2 10 24 22 27 27 3J 7 10 3 . 0 0 3.Soi 3 . 0 0 3.001 3 . 4 8 3 . 3 7 4 . 0 0 3 . 6 0 2 . 7 5 S . l O 3 . 0 7 3 . 1 9 3 . 3 ~ 2 . 7 1 3 . 6 0

A D H I N Z S T R A T Z O N D A T E : HAY~ 1 9 9 9

w i i NUHBER OF . . . . . .

; ~ ; ~ EACH LEVEL

: ' ~ . . . . ~ 1' ' 2'~/1o " i 1 8 1 9 2

20 4 . 5 0

lj

11 2. OOJ

1 1

2 i

1 2 1 4 . 0 0 2 . 0 0 4 . 0 0

20 1 3 . 4 0 4 . 0 0

i 1 1 li

J 1

2 11 4 3"00 ]1 4 . 5 0 2 . 0 0 ! 3 . 7 5

1

1 3 . o o

33' s' I' I' " I~ ' i' ' 2 28 S lJ 4 28 .s 1 4 2! 5 4

6 1 , 1 i 2 7 1 1 ! ~ S

1 0 2 10 2i 12 41 10 17 3 . 7 3 3 . 3 0 4.00j 3 . 3 3 3 .75i 2 , 7 0 2 . 7 6

1 11 9 lZ 78 COLL. OTHER 52 TOTAL 140

9110 11 12 1 COLL. OTHER TOTAL 1

9110 11 1 1Z 1 o COLL. OTHER S TOTAL 14

9110 11 lZ COLL • OTHER TOTAL

1t)110 ' 2 !11 18 112 114 I¢0LL. !OTHER 99 TOTAL 233

I91/110'

!it IC~.L. OTHER TOTAL

1 1 1 1 5 . O0 2 .00 ! 3 . O0 4. O0

1 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' I ' z i o i 6 31 5 ! 10 8 4' 4 151

2 o , 2 a 7 ,o i 2 1 2 7 13 i 3 i 5 3 I 4 1 3 23 1~ S

11 1 s 30 6~ 2 22 20 34 2...,,,j 2.00, ~" 2.20, 3.03r3~ 2 . , , 3.00, 3"°12 2.7~,. 3 .5 ,

! " ' 1 1 I 3' 3 2 z! 2 i 1 3 ~ 1

1 3 1 ' 1 1 6 7 5 7 i O

1 . 0 0 4 . 0 0 i 2 . 0 0 3 . 4 0 3 . 0 0 ~ S.SO i , i | J ,

1 12 20 14 6 11 ~ S 3 17J 21 2 4 11 29 1 1 1 3 23i 32 2 1,q 17 17 2 2 3 201 35 3 18 IS 4 2 S] 34 4 8 7

12 7 1 iS 7 ~ 150 4 40 60 77 2 . 5 8 3 . 4 3 3 . 0 0 2 . 1 3 3.20~ 2 . 8 3 3.SOL 3 . 5 3 2 . 0 2 3 . 3 1

I i

1i 8' 8' 4' 2 . O0 I

, , 10 i 1o 1, = s 11j 24 23 3 12 14j 2S 1 ol ~ S s;

2 3 a s 1 77 55! 1o 3 1 4$

3 . 0 6 3 . 2 0 2 . 5 0 2 . 9 4 i 3 . 8 2

2 3 2 3 41 3 4 6, 1 1

Z 12 17 i 1 9

3 . 3 3 2 . 8 2 2 O0 3 . 7 8 1 5 ' 15~ ' ' ' S 35

28 25; 4 6 22 38 451 S 18 26 49 31j 3 11, 12

2 9 i 2 7 1 132 123J 14 47, 96

3.04L 3.03~ 2 , 7 9 2 . 8 1 i 3 . 8 1

2 3

2

3r 7 4. oo! 3 . 1 4

I I

1 . 0 0 , e I 3 i

3 2 1!

1 i 3i 1o 11

4.ooi 3.00 3.ooj

1 1 4 I

lj

I 1 1 1 4 1

4 . 0 0 5 . 0 0 5 . 0 0 5 . 0 0 2.0G 19' 2' ' S' ' t ' 2t !

14 3 1 1 4 2 10 2 11 7 1 ~ , 1 1

s 1 a 1 2i ~ ! z 11 lr i 1

49j 8 3 lSi 1 2 ~ 9 6 1 5 3.92~ 3 . 7 5 2 .3~ , 3 . 5 3 i 3 . 0 0 2 . 0 0 2 . 5 6 4 . 3 3 3 . 0 0 3 . 0 0

' ' l I ' ' ' 4 I

1 1 Z

2 J

i 1~ 1 i 2 i 3 . 6 9 4 . 0 : , L L 4 .50: 3 . 67

' 60' 1' 7' 1' i 2" 8' " 4 4 53 4 IS 2 I 2 6~ 9 ! 44 7 2 20 3 I 10 1: 1 6 J 13 2 4 4 21 3 2 4

L 8 I 2 j 4 j 6 186 20 7 48: 6 211 21 15] 3 29

3.o6. 3.60, 2 . 7 1 . 3 . 4 4 i 3 . 6 7 2 .0012.76. 4.471 2.33 3 . .

9110

11 12 COLL. OTHER TOTAL

i~11o 11!

COLL. OTHER TOTAL

9/1e 11 j 12 COLL. OTHER TOTAL

9110 ''~ 11 12 COLL. OTHER TOTAL

4

3 7

6 48

174

142 370

1 6

31

23 61

10 82

412

322 826

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D Advanced P lacome~ Program THE COLLEGE BOARD

NOT STATED

MEAN GRADE AMER IND. /ALASKAN

MEAN GRADE BLACK/AFRO-AMER

MEAN GRADE CHICANO/MEX. AMER

,ZAN GRADE ASIAN/AS IAN AMER

MEAN GRADE, PUERTO RICAN

MEAN GRADE OTHER HISPANIC

MEAN GRADE HHITE

MEAN GRADE OTHER

MEAN GRADE QUEBEC

TOTAL

MEAN GRADE

TOTAL EXAMS

| 5 13 4 10 S 12 2 7 1 T 42

3 , 6 9 5 4 3 2 1 T

5 4

4 3 2 1 T

, 5 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 T 9

3 . 8 9 | 5 4 3 2 1 T

5 43 4 30 3 15 2 10 1 3 T 101

3 . 9 9 3

4 4 3 3 2 7 1~ 2

l 2 • 9 5 s j 62 4 47 3 32 2 25 1 5 T 171

3 , 8 0

Q U E B E C : A L L C A N D Z D A T E S S C H O O L AP G R A D E D Z S T R ~ B U T ~ O N S BY T O T A L AND E T H N I C GROUP

l

t ,~ - " B B - ' =

• . ~ . . ~ . . ~ 5 "- g ~ g ~ Z ~ , ~ ~ ~

1' j 1

1 1 1 1 1 I

2 1 1 1 1 lJ 3.SO 2. O0 2 . O0 5 . O0 2. O0 2 . O0

A D H I N I S T R A T Z O N D A T E : H A Y ~ 1 9 9 9 NJMBER o F .C~NI~IDATES.FOR F,P,¢H EXAMlrJATIOI~ 1

" " I . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . , ' I • ~ ~ i ,.,,; . . ~ ~ , ; i ~ ] NUHeEROF

|

6 i 2 1 i 'S~/10 " i , i 3 1 1: ~ , 1~ 1o

5 4 1 j j 1Z 10 1 ] I COLL.

j r o . . 6 ! ' I 2 3 iTOTAL

~ 2 6 2 1

1 1! 1 lO 5

1 . o o 4 . 2 0 4 . o o i

6 2 . 8 3

1 1 1 2 2

3 2 2 2

3 3r ~ 7 2 . 6 7 3 . o o ! 4 , 3 3 3 , o o

4 61 z 7 x 1 3 3 .00 s .oo! s . o o 4 .oo 4 .00 3.71 4.00 4.00 4 .00

1 1 1

3 3 1

' , 1' i ; 2 I

j 2 1 I

l L 1 . L l 4 . 0 0 . , 5 . 0 0 . i . . . . 3 .50 . . . ; . , 5 . 0 0

2 19 10

1 5

3 34 4.33 4.41

I 2

1 s .oo

I 5 1 2 4 i 2 ; 2 2 2~ 1

2~ 1! 2: I 1 2 [ i

2! 2 3 12" 1 2 8 3

3 . 0 0 3 . 3 3 3 . 5 0 S .O0 5 . 0 0 4 . 2 5 4 . 6 7

I I 2 I 1 , : 4 4J 2 ~ 3 r 1 1 2 ' 4.oo I ~ 2.so 2.soi 2 . , o !4.3~ s . o o 3.oo l .oo l

1 3 2j 1 I 1 j 2 28 z i

7 2j J 2 1 2 3 I 10 5 6 1 1 1 j 9 5 ~ 6 4 , S

1 2 1 6 6 [ 4 1 4

1 oli 63 i 6 4 2 1 1 1 6 1 1, 8 8 $ 16 7' 44 4 5 27 I 1 $ 5 , 5 0 1 , 0 0 4 , 1 8 3 . 6 7 2 . 0 0 5 . 0 2 . 5 0 . 2 , 4 . 3 3 2 , 9 4 8 , 5 7 4 , 5 0 5 , 0 0 3 . 4 0 3 . 6 7 1 3 , 3 7 5 . 0 0 4 . 0 0 . 4 , 6 7

1 i 4 . 0 0

4 5 6 1 2

12 4j i 4.17. 4.73j

19/10 !11 12 COLL. OTHER TOTAL

9/10 11 12 COLL. OTHER TOTAL

9110 I 11 j 12 J COLL. OTHER TOTAL

9110 11 12 COLL. OTHER TOTAL

9/10 11 12 COLL. OTHER TOTAL

9110 11 12 COLL. OTHER TOTAL

9/10 11 12 COLL. OTHER TOTAL J

!9/io 11 12 COLL.I OTHER TOTAL

9/10 11 11 54 12 41 COLL. OTHER 3 TOTAL 109

. . . . . . 1 3

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]4

TOTAL

Advanced P laceme~ Program ~ EXAMS THE COLLEGE BOARD

NOT S~'ATE~ 5 4 ' 4 S 3 5 2 2 I I T 17

MEAN GRADE 3 , 5 5 AMER IND./ALASKAN

MEAN GRADE

BLACK/AFRO-AMER

MEAN GRADE cHICANO/MEX. AMER

MEAN GRADE ASIAN/ASIAN AMER

1 3

MEAN GRADE 2 . 5 3 PUERTO RICAN

1

1 MEAN GRADE 2 .00 i , ,,

OTHER HISPANIC

MEAN GRADE WHITE 10

1S 32 19

87 MEAN GRADE 3 . 3 0

OTHER

MEAN GRADE SASKATCHEWAN 22

2O 39 22

TOTAL 5 108

MEAN GRADE 5 . 3 0

SASKATCHEHAN : ALL CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRTBUTZONS BY TOTAL AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHTNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY t 1999

N~JMBER OF CANPlPaTE~ FOR F~¢H ~MI~ATIOf . . . . i

" ~ CANDIDATES AT

~ 9I~ ai ~ ~ I ua~ um i z u,.a w I, w L ~uJ ~ ~- --I L -I

4 4

11 5 1 2

Nil ill,. i i i i / n i i I l l i i i i i i II

2 2 2 6 1 2 2 3 z zl l

13 4 1 5 3 . 1 5 2 . 2 5 2 , 0 0 5 . 2 0

li 2 . 0 0

6 6

8

33 3 . 3 0

io 10 16 11

47 3 . 4 0

10 4 4

18 4 . 5 3

10 4 5

19 4 . 2 6

1 2 1

3 . 0 0 1 . 0 0

1 S 4 2

12 2 . 4 2 3 . 0 0 ,,

2 7 1 4 2 1

I5 1 1 2 . 6 0 1 .00 3 . 0 0

2 2 2 7 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1

14 4 1 6 5 . 1 4 2 . 2 5 2.0C 2 . 8 3

9/10 21 !IZ 16 !COLL. OTHER TOTAL 16

9/10 12 22 COLL. OTHER TOTAL

!9/zo 11 lZ COLL. [OTHER ITOTAL

9/1| I I 12 ¢OLL • OTHER ITOTAL

!9/10 111 1 lZ 2 'COLL. 'OTHER !TOTAL 3

9/10 11 lZ COLL • OTHER TOTAL

9110 11 12 COLL • OTHEli TOTAL!

9110 11 4 12 76 COLL • OTHER 2 TOTAL 82

9/10 11 12 COLL • OTHER TOTAL

9/1| 11 5 lZ 95 C0LL. OTHER 2 TOTAL 102

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Canadian Universities Receiving the Greatest Number of AP Grades in 1999

McGill University University of British Columbia Simon Fraser University Memorial University University of Toronto Queens University University of Alberta University of Manitoba The University of Calgary University of Victoria University of Waterloo Trinity Western University University of New Brunswick University of Western Ontario Acadia University

1,225 819 400 326 284 175 175 150 145 127 102 71 67 67 42

The following additional institutions received a total of 374 AP Grades in 1999

Augustana Univ College Bishops University Brandon University Campion College Canadian Union College Carleton University Central Appl Ctr NB Diploma School Champlain Regional ColI-Lennoxville Columbia Coil Canada Concordia University Sr Gw Concordian Lutheran Coil Canada Dalhousie University Lakehead University Laurentian University Marianapolis College McMaster University Mount Allison University Mount St Bernard College Redeemer Reformed Christian Coil

Ryerson Polytechnical Institute St. Francis Xavier University St. Mary's University of Canada St. Thomas University of Canada Selkirk College Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Trent University Univ Prince Edward Island University of Guelph University Kings College University of Lethbridge University of Montreal University of Ottawa University of Regina University of Saskatchewan University of Windsor Wilfrid Laurier University York University

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P R O G R A M S U M M A R Y R E P O R T

ART HISTORY ART- DRAWING ART - GENERAL BIOLOGY CALCULUS AB CALCULUS BC

9TH SCHOOLS GRADE

773 9 i

1,123 5 1,887 ' 4 6 , 1 6 2 ! 415 9,334 ' 108 ' 2,884 ' 43

' 27 i

83 l

52 57 57

,,

22

CHEMISTRY 4,672 COMP SCI - A 1,840 COMP SCI - AB 1,126 !*ECONOMICS - MICRO 1,224 *ECONOMICS - MACRO 1,463 ENG LANG/COMP 4,922 ENG LIT/COMP 9,751 5 [ ENVIRONMENTAL SCI 727 73 i

,EUROPEAN HIST 3,183 157 FRENCH LANG 2,814 105 FRENCH LIT 383 6 i GERMAN LANG 1,102 57 *GOVT&POL- U.S. 3,554 22 ! *GOVT&POL - COMP 806 1 INTL. ENGLISH LANGUAGE 72 2 *LATIN - VERGIL 560 14 *LATIN - LITERATURE 378 3 MUSIC THEORY 1,197 44 324 PHYSICS B 2,713 ! 23 '*PHYSICS C- MECH ' 1,793 6 :*PHYSICS C - E&M 1,084 4 !PSYCHOLOGY 1,706 13 SPANISH LANG 4,687 735 SPANISH LIT 946 26 ! STATISTICS 1,795 47 U.S. HISTORY 7,816 117 10,015

STUDENTS IN 10TH 11TH 12TH

GRADE GRADE GRADE COLLEGE OTHER 953 1 2,132 i 5,744 199 42 ,! 836 i 3,208 0 113 91 i 1,361 7,023 3 287

5 , 8 8 1 ! 30,727 ' 43,760 13 1,i96 1 , 1 7 2 ' 1 6 , 3 2 0 ' 1 0 7 , 6 2 4 I 14 ' 2 , 5 0 6 507 ' 5,071 ' 24,544 i 556

2,024 ' 24,429 ' 21,429 4 ' 986 1,311 ' 4,364 ' 6,227 229 556 2,352 3,538 118 226 i 2 ,241 11,983 7 353 313 ~ 2,448 16,738 7 451

1,011 i 67,989 26,557 i 19 1,772 i

114 L 10,076 . 162,802 37 3,187 190 2,759 5,966 3 218

25,410 8,434 19,657 5 i 1,096 691 4,028 ~ 9,784 3 420 68 318 1,119 0 36 195 816 2,401 1 114

1,689 5,790 48,356 11 1,147 389 904 6,026 0 143

3 108 64 0 4,456 270 1,604 i 1,457 0 54

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79 911 ..j 1,172 0 47 1,394 2,970 5 83

436 9,332 17,294 10 590 100 1,471 12,557 4 281 58 591 6,306 4 139

4 621 590 ~ 7,549 . 19,514 . 5,182 19,656 31,285 76 ! 1,406 459 2,384 4,858 4 267 908 4,612 19,186 i 6 481 . . . . 150,110i 13,864 I 17 3,366

MALE FEMALE 3,259 5,779

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1,801 2,403 3,301 5,468

35,146 ' 47,446 67,740'60,004 19,047 ! 11,677 27,84i ! 21,058 10,205! 2,013 5,997 ! 622 8,773 6,094 11,448 8,566 36,767 60,603 64,181 112,040 4,061 5,148 26,152 L 28,607 4,569 10,462 463 1,084

1,712 1,872 27,557 29,458 3,968 3,495 1,932 2,701 1,795 1,604 1,094 1,118 2,513 2,307 18,065 9,620 10,649 3,770 5,572 1,530 9,466 18,825

20,932 I 37,408 2,607 5,391 12,952 12,288 82,430 95,059

1998 1999 %

PROGRAM PROGRAM CHANGE TOTAL TOTAL 7,332 9,038 3,686 4,204 8,094 8,769 75,461 82,592 i 117,671 127,744 27,088 30,724 44,937 48,899 6,478 12,218 4,057 6,619 63 13,243 14,867 17,668 20,014 80,016 97,370 167,194 176,221 5,163 9,209

48,298 54,759 13,721 15,031 1,618 1,547 3,493 3,584

49,934 57,015 6,835 . 7,463 . 3,752 4,633 ! 3,311 3,399 2,055 2,212 4,084 4,820

24,276 ! 27,685 12,939 14,419 i 6,415 7,102 11 21,974 28,291 51,424 58,340 6,975 7,998 15,486 25,240

161,979 177,489

NO. OF 1998-99 COLLEGES

23 780 14 775 8 1,087 9 1,961 9 2,188 13 1,071 9 1,545 89 937

557 12 977 13 1,095 22 2,017 5 2,523

78 853 13 i 1,562 10 993 -4 242 3 591 14 1,705 9 j 762

23 ~ 27 3 433 8 346 18 710 14 1,257 11 790

527 29 1,444 13 1,656 15 649 63 ! 1,222 10 2,265

ITOTAL NO. OF EXAMS TAKEN

ITOTAL NO. OF CANDIDATES

I 2,3.2 I 61,2~7 I 393,1~7166~,°~31 268

I 2,0~8 I 47,847 1 239,8~91 33°,1~71 186

I 27.~8 1533,99~! 61~,520 1 1,016,6~7 I 1,149,51~ I

I ~5,~4~ 1282.,9971 3~2,~7~1 63~,~68 I 7o4,298 I

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* The 1998 and 1999 program totals for these exams reflect the number of examinations taken by candidates who took either one or both exams for a single fee. The 1999 totals for candidates who took both exams are: Economics: Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (9,488); Government and Politics: Comparative and United States (6,243) Latin: Vergil and Latin Literature (17); and Physics C: Mechanics and Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (6,953).

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A P Resources for A d m i n i s t r a t o r s

Pub l ica t ions Among the many AP publications available are:

• A Guide to the Advanced Placement Program: a comprehen- sive overview explaining how to start an AP program and administer the exams.

• AP Course Descriptions: subject-specific booklets describing, in detail, each course and its exam; each one includes sample questions.

• A Secondary School Guide to the AP Program: this guide is a comprehensive consideration of the AP Program. It covers topics such as: developing or expanding an AP program; gaining faculty, administration, and community support; AP grade reports, their use and interpretation; AP Scholar Awards; receiving college credit for AP; AP teacher training resources; descriptions of successful AP programs in nine schools around the country; and "Voices of Experience," a collection of ideas and tips from AP teachers and administrators.

" College and University Guide to the AP Program: this guide is intended to help college and university faculty and adminis- trators understand the benefits of having a coherent, equitable AP policy. Topics included are validity of AP grades; develop- ing and maintaining scoring standards; ensuring equivalent achievement; state legislation supporting AP; and quantita- tive profiles of AP students by each AP subject.

,' AP Bulletin for Students and Parents: describes the benefits of taking AP Exams, what the exams are like, how students should prepare for them, how they are graded and what happens to the grades, and information about other key aspects of the program, such as AP Scholar Awards.

* The College Handbook 2000: an annual comprehensive guide containing up-to-date information about the Advanced Placement policies at more than 3,200 two- and four-year colleges and universities. The College Handbook 2000 includes a Windows ® version of College Explorer ® on CD-ROM. This award-winning software lets students quickly pinpoint the colleges that have exactly what they want, then get in-depth information from the Handbook. With the click of a button, they can link to any college's Web site for even more information.

* Free-Response Guides, available in most AP subjects for the 1996 and 1997 exam administrations, show what kinds of questions appeared on prior exams, how students responded to the questions, and the criteria by which their responses were scored.

Stat is t ica l Tables AP Program statistical tables are produced annually. Some of the available tables include:

• Annual AP Program Participation: number of schools, candidates, examinations, and colleges that have participated in the AP Program since 1955. • The 200 Colleges and Universities Receiving the Greatest Number of AP Grades: a list of 200 colleges, the number of candidates submitting AP grades to them, and the total number of examination grades received by each institution.

• State Summary Report of AP Examinations: lists by state, the number of 1 l th and 12th grade enrollments, state count of secondary schools, and the number of AP schools, candidates, and exams for the current and previous year.

V i d e o t a p e AP: Pathway to Success: In this new video, students, parents, teachers, and school administrators talk about the AP Program and the benefits of participation.

What's In a Grade?: explains the process of scoring AP Exams, especially the free-response section; faculty consultants talk about scoring actual student responses.

I n t e r n e t For more information about AP, visit the AP section of College Board Online: www.collegeboard.org/ap. You can also email [email protected] for information about the AP Program and its policies and for information on ordering, administer- ing, and returning AP Examinations. Email [email protected] for information about the AP Reading. Or, you can call the AP consultant in Canada (see back cover for contact information).

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