AP U.S. History: Beneficial or Problematic?.

Lurie, Maxine N.

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ERIC Number: EJ648156

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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AP U.S. History: Beneficial or Problematic?

Lurie, Maxine N.

History Teacher, v33 n4 p521-25 Aug 2000

Warns against the declining standards of the Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. history examination and the AP program. Focuses on the problems that occur in maintaining high standards and the practive of teaching to the test in AP courses. Discusses who does grade and who should grade the AP examinations. (CMK)

Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, College Faculty, Equivalency Tests, Grading, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Test Validity, Textbook Content, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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