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http://dx.doi.org/10.9722/JGTE.2014.24.6.1001

Experiences and Meaning of AP (Advanced Placement) at the Specialized Schools for the Highly Gifted: Through the In-depth Interview with the AP Participants  

Han, Ki-Soon (Incheon National University)
Choe, Ho Seong (Kyungnam University)
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Journal of Gifted/Talented Education / v.24, no.6, 2014 , pp. 1001-1024 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to explore the experiences and meaning of the AP (Advanced Placement) at the specialized school for the highly gifted through the in-depth interview with 39 college students who had graduated from the specialized schools with the AP experiences. It is expected that the AP will be expanded to the students at the Science High Schools from the year of 2015, however, there has been no study to examine the realities of the AP in-depth especially through the voices of the AP participants. Students have taken 8 required and/or selective courses as AP in average. Students usually start to take AP from the second year of the specialized school for the highly gifted, but some start from the first year through the placement test. Numbers of available AP courses vary by subjects, but relatively more courses open in the areas of math and physics. Students' opinions regarding the AP were quite positive. Specifically, the high quality of the AP class and energetic interaction between student and teacher compared to the college classes were preferred by the students. However, it was controversial whether C+ is enough for the pass condition of the AP. Students were using the shortened time by AP in diverse ways, such as early graduation, double majors, exchange students, individual researches, and so on. Most of all, they tried to search for their career interests through the AP experiences. In closing, the present study provides some advices and future directions for the better AP management, including the improvement of administrative system between schools for the gifted and the universities, and the expansion of the number of university which approves the AP system.
Keywords
AP (Advanced Placement); In-depth interview; Specialized school for the highly gifted; Science high school; Early graduation;
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