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EA History Department: Philosophy, Overview, Outcomes

EA History Department: Philosophy, Overview, Outcomes. EA History Department Philosophy: A Spiraling, Skills-based Approach. Philosophy: Skills-based approach to content-heavy courses Build critical thinking skills from Bloom’s Taxonomy through essential questions: “what, how and why?”

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EA History Department: Philosophy, Overview, Outcomes

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  1. EA History Department:Philosophy, Overview, Outcomes

  2. EA History Department Philosophy:A Spiraling, Skills-based Approach Philosophy: • Skills-based approach to content-heavy courses • Build critical thinking skills from Bloom’s Taxonomy through essential questions: “what, how and why?” • Emphasize 3 C’s: content (what), connections (how), causation (why) • Pre-write and/or Rewrite (prewrite write rewrite) • Exam prep (World History SAT II & AP) as a means to achieve our pedagogical ends: enhancing critical thinking through writing • Clarity and Consistency in grading and instruction

  3. Philosophy: Skills-based approach to content-heavy course • Skills spiral; repeated each year with increasing levels of sophistication

  4. Basic Skills:Organizational/planning: Emphasize knowledge, understanding, application— the “what”: who, what, when, where • Reading • Note-taking • Test-taking strategies • Budgeting time • Miscellaneous (follow directions, problem solve, be open to many views, advocate for self, eg.

  5. Advanced skills:Critical thinking Emphasize analysis, evaluation, synthesis: the “how and why” • Analysis skills (cause and effect, primary source analysis, connections, eg.) • Writing skills (pre-writing, thesis development, organization, eg.) • Research skills (outlining, categorization, citation, eg.)

  6. Philosophy: Foundations of a Spiraling, Skills-based Approach Emphasize 3 C’s: content (what), connections (how), causation (why)

  7. Build critical thinking skills through essential questions: “What, How and Why?” Bloom’s Taxonomy EA History version http://www.officeport.com/edu/blooms.htm

  8. Philosophy of Writing: Pre-write and/or Rewrite

  9. Philosophy of External Testing:A means to an End Exam prep (World and US SAT II & AP): • means to achieve pedagogical ends: • enhancing critical thinking through writing • Earning college credentials motivates students to work hard, think critically, and write clear, concise, causal essays

  10. Philosophy of Departmental Goals Clarity and Consistency in grading and instruction • Fulfill the “Wagg Doctrine”: students in multiple sections of any course should have roughly the same experience • Build critical thinking skills throughout 9-12 sequence

  11. Overview

  12. Overview of History Offerings:Pre-Modern (9); Modern (10); US/AP US (11); Electives (11/12)

  13. Electives Overview:AP’s: full & partial (12); Regular: Full year (12) & Semester (11/12)

  14. Overview: Non-AP ElectivesPhilosophy: Follow faculty passion(s) Full Year (12 only): • Art History (AP seminar option for qualified students) • Civics Semester (11 & 12): • Early American History • Global Economics (2 sections) • Middle East dilemma • Olympic History • Race and Ethnicity • Social Impact • US in the 1960’s • (also offered 2011-2012): Chinese History, Human Geography

  15. Outcomes

  16. 11 Year AP World & USAverage Scores AP World HISTORY averages for 2001-2011 (CLASSES OF 2003-2013) School Year AP World scores • 2000-01 Exam not offered by AP • 2001-2 No EA students took exam • 2002-3 N=10; Mean = 4.2 • 2003-4 N= 1; Mean = 4.0 4 year (2001-2004) N= 11Mean= 4.18 • 2004-5 N = 31; Mean = 3.323 • 2005-6* N= 18; Mean = 4.056 • 2006-2007 N = 28; Mean = 3.64 • 2007-2008 N = 38; Mean = 3.56 • 2008-2009 N = 30; Mean = 3.97 • 2009-2010 N = 37 Mean = 3.89 • 2010-2011 N = 39 Mean = 4.027 6 Year (2006-2010) N=190; Mean = 3.842 * the AFG target school year & beginning of World History program review Current 2 year World History program; implementation completed in 2008-2009 AP US HISTORY averages for 2001-2011 (CLASSES OF 2002-2012) School Year AP US Scores • 2000-01 N=8 ; Mean = 4.0 • 2001-2 N=13; Mean = 3.5 • 2002-3 N=13; Mean = 3.7 • 2003-4 N= 13; Mean = 4.1 4 year (2001-2004) N=47; Mean= 3.84 • 2004-5 N = 35; Mean = 3.34 • 2005-6* N= 39; Mean = 4.21 • 2006-2007 N = 24; Mean = 4.17 • 2007-2008 N = 23; Mean = 4.17 • 2008-2009 N = 35; Mean = 4.25 • 2009-2010 N = 33 Mean = 4.33 • 2010-2011 N = 38 Mean = 4.05 6 Year (2006-2011) N=192; Mean = 4.203 * the AFG target school year current AP US History class structure, begun in 2005-2006.

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