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Susannah Walker; Gustavo Carrera – History Teacher, 2017
For a long time, Advanced Placement and other advanced-level U.S. history courses at the high school level were modeled after the collegiate survey course. However, the last two decades or more have seen some significant changes in the teaching of U.S. history at undergraduate and high school levels. Many of these changes at the high school level…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Teaching Methods, History Instruction, Introductory Courses
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Meserve, Herbert; Formwalt, Lee W. – History Teacher, 1980
Suggests that teachers on secondary and college levels should develop closer relationships and work together to promote the study of history at both levels. Presents a case study of a college (the State University of New York at Stony Brook) and a high school (Shoreham-Wading River High School) which have developed a successful working…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Students, Case Studies, Educational Needs
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Rothschild, Eric – History Teacher, 2000
Provides historical information on the Document-Based Question (DBQ) that has been a part of the Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. history examination since 1973. Focuses on the effects that DBQ had on course content and teaching methods. Addresses the new changes made with the redesign of the DBQ in 1982. (CMK)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, Course Content, Educational Change
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Chu, Jonathan M. – History Teacher, 2000
Argues that poor student performance on the Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. history examination is due to poor preparation for the exam and the misuse of the AP examination to measure teacher effectiveness and school quality. States that teaching methods must change to enable students to see the relationships among facts in history. (CMK)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, Equivalency Tests, Low Achievement
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DiLorenzo, Robert – History Teacher, 1999
Discusses teaching Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. history at an urban, minority high school. Addresses student recruitment; using a summer assignment; notetaking and the Document-Based Quiz, various teaching strategies; preparing and reviewing for the AP examination; using special events; and the importance of professional development and…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, Course Content, History Instruction