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Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters PDF SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools: Report of the Content Panel for Physics Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools Other Related Titles Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools: Report of the Content Panel for Biology (2002) Center for Education (CFE) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page I   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Prepublication Copy Uncorrected Proofs LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING: IMPROVING ADVANCED STUDY OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE IN U.S. HIGH SCHOOLS REPORT OF THE CONTENT PANEL FOR BIOLOGY William B. Wood, Editor Committee on Programs for Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in American High Schools Center for Education Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education National Research Council ©2002 National Academy Press Prepublication Copy Uncorrected Proofs Page I Front Matter (R1-R2) 1. Introduction (1-3) 2. Advanced Study in Biology: Ideal and Reality (4-6) 3. Quality and Content of the Learning Experience for Students (7-23) 4. Teachers and Teaching (24-32) 5. Outcomes (33-36) 6. Summary and Discussions of Recommendations (37-44) References (45-46) Appendix A: Charge to the Content Panels from the Parent Committee (47-49) Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Biology Content Panel Members (50-52) Appendix C: Comparison in the IB and AP Course Outlines and Corresponding Examination Questions (53-56) Appendix D: Laboratory Experience in AP and IB Biology Courses (57-59) Appendix E: Some Useful Web Sites for Advanced Biology Courses (60-61) Appendix F Conclusions and Recommendations from the 1990 NRC Report Fulfilling the Promise: Biology Education in the Nation's Schools (62-64)

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Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools - Report of the Content Panel for Biology NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This study was conducted under an award from the National Science Foundation and the United States Department of Education (Award # ESI-9817042). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this report are those of the members of the committee and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number xxx International Standard Book Number xxx Additional copies of this report are available from National Academy Press 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW Box 285 Washington, DC 20055 800/624-6242 202/334-3313 (in the Washington Metropolitan Area) <http://www.nap.edu> Copyright 2002 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.