"I Just Kind of Guessed": Student Constructions of Knowledge in AP Microeconomics.
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| Title: | "I Just Kind of Guessed": Student Constructions of Knowledge in AP Microeconomics. |
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| Authors: | Gurlea, Michael (AUTHOR), Fitzpatrick, Colleen (AUTHOR), Hover, Stephanie van (AUTHOR), Cornett, Ariel (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | High School Journal. Fall2023, Vol. 107 Issue 1, p41-68. 28p. |
| Subjects: | Interactive learning, Social sciences education, Market design & structure (Economics), Qualitative research, Socioeconomics |
| 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00181498 |
| DOI: | 10.1353/hsj.2023.a947205 |
