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RECORD NUMBER: 1 OF 1Main Title | Learning and understanding : improving advanced study of mathematics and science in U.S. high schools / | |||||||||||
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Publisher | National Academy Press, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2002 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 49773655 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 0309074401; 9780309074407 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Mathematics--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States ; Science--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States ; Advanced placement programs (Education) | |||||||||||
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Collation | xxii, 272 pages ; 26 cm | |||||||||||
Notes | "Center for Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council." Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-227) and index. |
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Contents Notes | 1. Introduction -- 2. Context of Advanced Study -- 3. The Advanced Placement Program -- 4. The International Baccalaureate Programme -- 5. Other Opportunities and Approaches to Advanced Study -- 6. Learning with Understanding: Seven Principles -- 7. Designing Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, and Professional Development -- 8. Analysis of the AP and IB Programs Based on Learning Research -- 9. Analysis of AP and IB Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, and Professional Development -- 10. Uses, Misuses, and Unintended Consequences of AP and IB -- 11. Recommendations. |