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ERIC Number: EJ485671
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
The AP United States History Exam: Have Free Response Essays Changed in the Last Thirty Years?
Henry, Michael S.
Social Education, v58 n3 p145-48 Mar 1994
Reports on a study of the free response essays in the Advance Placement U.S. history test from 1963-92. Asserts that there were four significant transition years: 1964, 1965, 1973, and 1976 and predicts another in 1994. Presents data indicating trends toward social history, cultural pluralism, and economic/business topics. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement Programs, Cultural Differences, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Trends, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests, History Instruction, Social History, Student Evaluation, Test Content, United States History
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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