Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools

by National Research Council, Center for Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

This book takes a fresh look at programs for advanced studies for high school students in the United States, with a particular focus on the Advanced Placement and the International Baccalaureate programs, and asks how advanced studies can be significantly improved in general. It also examines two of the core issues surrounding these programs: they can have a profound impact on other components of the education system and participation in the programs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309074401
• ISBN13: 9780309074407
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 588 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 10.1"