Download PDFOpen PDF in browserProject Accelerate (3-Year Review): Closing the Access Gap to Physical Science Careers and Academic Programs7 pages•Published: February 12, 2020AbstractProject Accelerate is a National Science Foundation funded program providing access to a rigorous introductory college level College Board Advanced Placement physics course to students attending high schools where this opportunity is not part of the regular high school program of study. High schools in the United States not offering this opportunity in general are either small rural schools or high schools in districts serving a larger than average proportion of economically disadvantaged families. Students in Project Accelerate do as well on the AP exam as their peer groups enrolled in traditional AP® Physics 1 classrooms. In addition, students in Project Accelerate show a marked increase in interest in pursuing post high school academic programs in science.Keyphrases: advance placement, digital learning, high school partnership, inclusive learning, physics education research, university partnership In: Claudia Urrea (editor). Proceedings of the MIT LINC 2019 Conference, vol 3, pages 115-121.
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