Advisory Committee Chair
Loucrecia Collins
Advisory Committee Members
Tonya Perry
John Dantzler
William B Rogan
Linda Searby
Document Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
2011
Degree Name by School
Doctor of Education (EdD) School of Education
Abstract
This research examined the relationship between the use of cash incentives and performance of high school students on the Advanced Placement (AP) exam by gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Logistic regression was used with binary variables to determine predictor variables for success on the AP exam. This quantitative analysis found that while gender does not have a relationship to success, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and the use of cash incentives are related for certain groups. The use of cash incentives was the strongest predictor of success on the exam, which supports the theory of operant conditioning discussed in the literature. The results showed that minorities and low socioeconomic students still had a low success rate on the AP exam, although they had doubled the success rate of the non-incentive year. White students almost doubled the success rate of minorities when incentives were involved. All students showed an increase in performance when a cash incentive was available.
Recommended Citation
Inman-Vann, Juanita, "An Examination Of The Relationship Between The Exposure To The Use Of Cash Incentives As A Part Of The A Plus Grant Program And Performance On The Advanced Placement Exam" (2011). All ETDs from UAB. 2013.
https://digitalcommons.library.uab.edu/etd-collection/2013