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AP® Program to Change AP World History, French and German; Developments Under Way in AP Science
On Nov. 9, the College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) reached out to educators to announce upcoming changes to AP courses and exams in three disciplines — world languages, history and science. Revisions to AP French Language and Culture, AP German Language and Culture, and AP World History will be implemented first, going into effect during the 2011-12 academic year. Changes to select AP science courses and exams will take effect in academic year 2012-13.
Detailed information is available online at AP in 2011–12 and Beyond. Designed especially to support the AP community, this site offers educators and students the latest information about the revisions, as well as resources and professional development opportunities to support teachers in making these changes to their AP courses.
“AP is the gold standard in American education, and the leading program in high schools offering college-level course work to students, and these changes will spread best practices across AP classrooms worldwide,” said Gaston Caperton, president of the College Board. “More than ever before, the high standards found within the AP Program will have the power to transform schools and lives.”
The revisions were developed by expert committees of faculty, practitioners and scientists from many of the nation’s finest colleges, universities and secondary schools. Great care was taken to ensure that the revised courses maintain AP’s traditional level of rigor by appropriately aligning with the parallel college courses. The changes will sharpen the focus of individual courses to foster students’ capacity to think and reason in a deeper way. The new course materials more clearly articulate the learning objectives of each course and will help teachers organize and focus their curricula in ways that are consistent with best practices in teaching and learning.
“These developments directly support what many AP teachers are already doing to deliver great college-level courses: integrating concepts and skills so that students develop a depth of understanding that they will carry forward into further college studies and their careers,” said College Board Vice President Trevor Packer, who is responsible for the leadership of the AP Program.
The website will be updated as new information and resources are available.
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