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Project-Based Learning Boosts Student Achievement in AP Courses. Research Brief. Rigorous Project-Based Learning: An Inquiry-Based Educational Approach
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Lucas Education Research, George Lucas Educational Foundation, 2021
This brief examines the findings of a study conducted by researchers at the University of Southern California examining a project-based approach to Advanced Placement courses. The randomized study found the proportion of students earning a credit-qualifying score on the AP test was 8 percentage points higher in the project-based version of the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement Programs
Projects as the Spine of the Course: Design for Deeper Learning
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Parker, Walter C. – Social Education, 2018
When projects are the spine of a course, they are systematically sequenced one after the other, and they do the heavy lifting of the course. They teach its core content and skills. The author has been testing this model of course design for several years, aiming for experiential learning that is tied to deep rather than superficial learning of…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Experiential Learning, Active Learning, Sequential Learning
Raising the Bar: Historically Disadvantaged Students Can Meet the AP Challenge.
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Oberjuerge, Mark – History Teacher, 1999
Addresses the Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. government and politics course at Jordan High School in Long Beach (California), an inner city school with a diverse student population. Describes the course and discusses its success and benefits. (CMK)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Course Content, Critical Thinking, Diversity (Student)