| Title: |
'I Just Kind of Guessed': Student Constructions of Knowledge in AP Microeconomics |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Michael Gurlea; Colleen Fitzpatrick; Stephanie van Hover; Ariel Cornett |
| Source: |
High School Journal. 2023 107(1):41-68. |
| Availability: |
University of North Carolina Press. 116 South Boundary Street, P.O. Box 2288, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2288. Tel: 800-848-6224; Tel: 919-966-7449; Fax: 919-962-2704; e-mail: uncpress@unc.edu; Web site: https://ed.unc.edu/high-school-journal/ |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
28 |
| Publication Date: |
2023 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
High Schools; Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
High School Students; Economics Education; Microeconomics; Multiple Choice Tests; Student Evaluation; Student Experience; Advanced Placement Programs; Student Centered Learning; Instructional Effectiveness |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: |
Advanced Placement Examinations (CEEB) |
| DOI: |
10.1353/hsj.2023.a947205 |
| ISSN: |
0018-1498; 1534-5157 |
| Abstract: |
This case study explored how a teacher, Ms. Walter, and her students experienced a unit of study on market structures in an Advanced Placement (AP) Microeconomics course. We employed qualitative research methods, drawing on the work of Nuthall and Alton-Lee, to connect students' experiences of classroom instruction to their reasoning on an end-of-unit multiple-choice test modeled after the AP Exam. Findings indicate a key misalignment between opportunities to learn the content during the unit and student performance on the unit test. Despite engaging in student-centered, interactive methods of instruction, students were unable to engage in the tasks required by the assessment. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1463659 |
| Database: |
ERIC |