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Autor/inn/en | Parker, Walter; Mosborg, Susan; Bransford, John; Vye, Nancy; Wilkerson, John; Abbott, Robert |
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Titel | Rethinking Advanced High School Coursework: Tackling the Depth/Breadth Tension in the AP "US Government and Politics" Course |
Quelle | In: Journal of Curriculum Studies, 43 (2011) 4, S.533-559 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0022-0272 |
DOI | 10.1080/00220272.2011.584561 |
Schlagwörter | High Schools; Advanced Placement; College Preparation; Course Descriptions; United States Government (Course); Learning Processes; High School Students; Scores; Tests; Cognitive Style; Test Preparation |
Abstract | This paper reports a design experiment that attempted to strike a balance between coverage and learning in an exam-oriented, college-preparatory, high school course--Advanced Placement (AP) US Government and Politics. Theoretically, the study provides a conceptual framework for penetrating the depth/breadth tension in such courses, which are known for coverage and perhaps "rigour", but lag behind contemporary research on how people learn and what learning is. Methodologically, the paper details a mixed-methods study of an alternative approach to AP coursework, conducted with 314 students across three high schools. First-year findings indicate that a course of semi-repetitive, content-rich project cycles can lead to same or higher scores on the AP exam along with deeper conceptual learning, but that attention is needed to a collateral problem: orienting students to a new kind of coursework. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |