Advanced Placement English: Theory, Politics, and Pedagogy

1990 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 477
Author(s):  
David W. Chapman ◽  
Gary A. Olson ◽  
Elizabeth Metzger ◽  
Evelyn Ashton-Jones
Keyword(s):  
Advanced Placement ◽  
Advanced Placement English

Advanced Placement English Exam Scores

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 685-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bevan Koch ◽  
John R. Slate ◽  
George W. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Advanced Placement ◽  
Advanced Placement English ◽  
Exam Scores

scholarly journals Coming To Craft and Coming Of Age: Teaching Advanced Placement English In The Classroom-Workshop

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-179
Author(s):  
Suzanne Rachel Borenzweig
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Advanced Placement ◽  
Coming Of Age ◽  
Public High School ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Narrow Definition ◽  
Advanced Placement English ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Meaningful Experiences ◽  
Ways Of Being

This article explores the lived experiences of Advanced Placement English teachers in public high school, as the author addresses the question: "What is it like to teach Advanced Placement English while caught in the tension between teaching and testing?" The phenomenological text constructed from conversations and written reflections with six Advanced Placement teachers brings forth aspects of the experience of dwelling aright in the Zone of Between in AP English teaching: between teaching and testing, high school and college, and childhood and adulthood. The teachers use the exam as a foundation for courage and encouragement, confidence and passion building, and creative ways-of-being with students. The study suggests a need for Advanced Placement teachers to participate in the development of curriculum, to retain the autonomy to teach from the self, and to be trusted to provide students with meaningful experiences in the art and craft of literature study. The article also reveals the importance of widening the narrow definition of student achievement to include more than test scores.

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