The AP United States History Exam: Have Free Response Essays Changed in the Last Thirty Years?.

Henry, Michael S.

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ERIC Number: EJ485671

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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The AP United States History Exam: Have Free Response Essays Changed in the Last Thirty Years?

Henry, Michael S.

Social Education, v58 n3 p145-48 Mar 1994

Reports on a study of the free response essays in the Advance Placement U.S. history test from 1963-92. Asserts that there were four significant transition years: 1964, 1965, 1973, and 1976 and predicts another in 1994. Presents data indicating trends toward social history, cultural pluralism, and economic/business topics. (CFR)

Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement Programs, Cultural Differences, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Trends, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests, History Instruction, Social History, Student Evaluation, Test Content, United States History

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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