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    AP Placement Validity Studies

    • Do I need to submit a new data file for a placement study based on students analyzed in our admission study?
    • Can we get placement information for our math and English courses at the same time?
    • If my institution primarily gives Pass/Fail grades, can we conduct a placement validity study?
    • Can we include students with Fail, Incomplete, or Withdraw grades?
    • How should we collect data for a placement validity study?
    • What’s the minimum number of students needed for a placement validity study?
    • How many semesters of data are required for a study?
    • Can I include more than one cohort?
    • What if there is no specified sequent course?
    • What if we only give placement for AP Exam scores and not course credit?
    • What if we only give course credit for AP Exam scores and not placement into a more advanced course?
    • What if our policy awards credit for more than one course?
    • What if students can earn course credit through other pathways, such as dual enrollment?
    • Can I conduct subgroup analyses or include control variables in the study?
    • Can we include other commercial exams as a predictor in my ACES study?
    • How do I analyze and articulate my institution’s AP credit and placement policies within ACES?
    • Which College Board testing programs are supported by ACES?
    • Are grades required for an AP Placement Validity Study?