Learning and Understanding

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

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Introduction; 4 2. Context of Advanced Study; 5 3. The Advanced Placement Program; 6 4. The International Baccalaureate Programme; 7 5. Other Opportunities and Approaches to Advanced Study; 8 6. Learning With Understanding: Seven Principles; 9 7. Designing Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, and Professional Development; 10 8. Analysis of the AP and IB Programs Based on Learning Research; 11 9. Analysis of AP and IB Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, and Professional Development; 12 10. Uses, Misuses, and Unintended Consequences of AP and IB; 13 11. Recommendations; 14 References; 15 Appendix A: Overview of Panel Findings and Recommendations; 16 Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 17 Appendix C: Statement of Task; 18 Index; 19 Content Panel Report: Biology; 20 Content Panel Report: Chemistry; 21 Content Panel Report: Physics; 22 Content Panel Report: Mathematics