Criticism
Faculty at a number of universities have doubted the value of a passing AP score. Students who receive scores of 3 or sometimes 4, but not the perfect 5, are being given college credit at fewer universities. Academic departments cite the increasing number of students who take AP courses but are not ready for college-level work.
Research conducted by Philip M. Sadler and published in AP: A critical examination of the Advanced Placement program found that students who took AP courses in the sciences but failed the AP exam performed no better in college science courses than students without any AP course at all. Referring to students who complete the course but fail the exam, Sadler stated in an interview that "research shows that they don’t appear to have learned anything during the year, so there is probably a better course for them".
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