Advanced Placement vs. Dual Enrollment - A Discussion

    I hypothesized that students who preferred dual enrollment courses would perform better overall in both high school and post-secondary academic settings over students that preferred Advanced Placement courses due to the guaranteed credit options, ease of enrolling, and less rigid structure. My prediction that students preferring dual-enrollment would perform better in high school was shown to be correct in the data since students that preferred dual enrollment coursework had higher overall grade-point averages than students that preferred Advanced Placement. However, there was no statistically significant evidence proving either dual enrollment or Advanced Placement better prepared students for post-secondary academic success. 

    Since the respondents of the survey that preferred both the Advanced Placement and dual enrollment side had fairly uniform grades, the correlation between academic achievement and types of higher-level coursework demonstrates a more defined trend. 

    The bias of the results among the participants can be explained by the fact that some districts may only offer one option, either Advanced Placement or dual enrollment. This means that some participants may not have been able to fully experience both types of coursework to the fullest extent. The basis of the results of students being more academically successful when taking dual enrollment coursework may be that dual enrollment courses are viewed as having fewer barriers and being more welcoming, especially for students of color (Karp & Hughes). Furthermore, the feeling of needing more representation in both Advanced Placement and dual enrollment courses may be due to the fact that much advanced coursework is catered to White students, as they are assumed to be higher performing. This isolates students of color and makes them feel less welcomed and represented in the curriculum they are being taught (Xu). The basis of this trend of students preferring dual enrollment coursework over Advanced Placement coursework may be the increased positive opinion on education that comes from higher scores and overall success (Swanson).

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  1. Ms. DunleyMay 26, 2021 at 8:34 AM

    Did you check to see what barriers to offering dual enrollment exist for DMPS?
    What are your thoughts about more dual enrollment opportunities being offered at CA over the choices offered at the regular high schools?

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  2. georgia b pageMay 26, 2021 at 12:31 PM

    The largest barrier is cost. Many schools will not help support students with tuition costs if they wish to take the course directly through the college. Furthermore, there is overall a much stronger push for students to enroll in AP so many counselors do not push dual enrollment in order to increase AP enrollment. I think that by only providing these courses at CA, we are turning many children of color away from this course work, when research has shown that it benefits them most.

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