Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools

Committee on Programs for Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in American High Schools,National Research Council,Center for Education,National Academy of Sciences

Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools
Format
Hardback
Publisher
National Academies Press
Country
United States
Published
15 August 2002
Pages
300
ISBN
9780309074407

Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools

Committee on Programs for Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in American High Schools,National Research Council,Center for Education,National Academy of Sciences

This book takes a fresh look at programs for advanced studies for high school students in the United States, with a particular focus on the Advanced Placement and the International Baccalaureate programs, and asks how advanced studies can be significantly improved in general. It also examines two of the core issues surrounding these programs: they can have a profound impact on other components of the education system and participation in the programs has become key to admission at selective institutions of higher education. By looking at what could enhance the quality of high school advanced study programs as well as what precedes and comes after these programs, this report provides teachers, parents, curriculum developers, administrators, college science and mathematics faculty, and the educational research community with a detailed assessment that can be used to guide change within advanced study programs.

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