In a bold step, Dartmouth College has announced that it will no longer award college credit for top scores on Advanced Placement (AP) examinations.
Dartmouth carefully analyzed incoming freshmen who scored a “5” on their AP Psychology examination and placed out of the college’s introductory Psychology course. The result according to Dartmouth: 90% of freshmen who placed out of the course based on AP examination scores did not pass a condensed version of the introductory Psychology final examination.
This finding leaves a lot of unanswered questions. How can we best promote AP rigor? Also, how can we give AP teachers the resources needed to be successful?
What have your experiences taught you? Have AP examinations predicted academic success?
For additional information in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/education/dartmouth-stops-credits-for-excelling-on-ap-test.html