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RE: [ap-stat] AP Stat vs Community College Credit
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Apr 4, 2012 4:46 PM
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I am a high school AP statistics teacher that also teaches statistics at night at the local Community College. I think the course we offer through AP is a lot me rigorous then the course at the Community College. The breath and knowledge my high school student gain more then makes up for the $ they have to pay for the test.
Ken Lambright
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> I've been working with several high school teachers, helping them to develo=
> p AP Stat classes to be offered at their schools this Fall. One emailed me=
> saying her principal just informed her that instead of offering AP Stat, h=
> e wants her to work with the local community college, to follow their curri=
> culum and give their final exam in her high school stat class, and her stud=
> ents would then receive official credit from the community college. The pr=
> incipal says that the community college credit will transfer to most other =
> colleges, and their curriculum is much easier, much less rigorous, than the=
> AP Stat curriculum. Given that the principal only cares about the student=
> s receiving college credit and nothing about how worthwhile the class is, I=
> wasn't sure what arguments to give the teacher, who is really excited abou=
> t teaching AP Stat and is not interested in having to follow the community =
> college curriculum, use their designated book, give their final exam, etc. =
> Any suggestions?
>
> Marty
She could check the facts but within many states there are agreements
(or dictates;-) that the state's institutions of higher education
accept credit from one another. And since the target course for AP
Stats. is a Gen. Ed. course I'm not sure anyone will worry about
whether it adequately prepares students for subsequent courses.
She could look at places students go out of state but I'm not sure
which they would be more likely to accept.
There is also the question of getting into colleges. I am not sure
how Admissions Offices regard a CC course compared to an AP course.
At least the latter are a known quantity.
Is it possible to work with the CC? She could show them the AP
syllabus and the AP and college versions of BVD (chosen only because
I've used both and there isn't much difference). If there is
reasonable alignment they MIGHT be willing to accept that as long as
the students take the CC final. Then she could ask for an old one to
see if it is reasonable. Alas, that's not a foregone conclusion. It
may ban graphing calculators and just consist of arithmetic practice.
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