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2005

Virginia Commonwealth University

APAH

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Advanced Placement Art History: Effective Teaching Strategies In The Art Beyond The European Content Area, Donna J. Head Jan 2005

Advanced Placement Art History: Effective Teaching Strategies In The Art Beyond The European Content Area, Donna J. Head

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This thesis presents a study of current research on effective teaching strategies in art beyond the European tradition content area of the Advanced Placement Art History (APAH) examination administered by the College Board. Three Advanced Placement Art History teachers participated in this study. Each teacher demonstrated successful and effective strategies in her APAH program. The criteria for selection required that each participant taught the class for three years (2001-4) and their students scored higher than the national average as published by the College Board. Each teacher discussed with the author how they teach the art beyond the European tradition content …