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2020年AP世界歷史考試將發生重大變化！

Category: AP課程 Date: 2018年6月19日下午3:27

2020年AP世界歷史的考試時間將集中在1450年后的時間，也就是現在AP世界歷史大綱的4-6個階段。其前面的1-3個階段（1450年前的內容）將在2020年的考試大綱中去掉。有些1-3個階段的后面內容銜接的部分也會在后面的時期有關聯的地方，也會在4-6個階段中被涉及到。比如宗教，如果沒有很好的理解之前的宗教，后面的內容就很難理解。因為西方文化的核心就是宗教，而且宗教如果沒有了解起源，后面的內容理解起來非常困難。由于去掉了3個階段，在主題方面也可能會有所修改。但目前還沒有公布。

考試方式和AP美國歷史、AP歐洲歷史的題型和評分標準是一致的。從AP美國歷史改革的幾年來看，考試側重提高了使用歷史分析政治、經濟和社會文化方面的內容。而不是要求學生死記歷史事實。AP世界歷史的改革也是出于這種考慮，減少時間內容，而是要增加對歷史問題的分析。由于CB推出了Pre-AP World history and geography, 前3個階段可以讓學生在Pre-AP階段完成。我一直認為歷史不應該是一年的課程，尤其是高中生在社會閱歷、分析能力、英語水平方面都有差距的情況下，很難用一年時間完成好歷史學習。

2020年AP世界歷史時間也要追求細節了，因此在備考過程中注意三個時間段（主要是近現代）的時間、空間、主題。

以下是CB官網的原文：

In response to valuable feedback from AP teachers, we’re making changes to AP World History in 2019-20 that better align it with the scope of content that most colleges and universities cover in a single course.

These changes will help give students more time during the school year to develop understanding through sustained focus on key concepts and practice of essential skills.

What’s changing, and why?

Beginning in the 2019-20 school year:

The AP World History Exam will assess content only from c. 1450 through the present (Periods 4–6).
The exam format and rubrics will stay the same, in alignment with the other two AP history exams.
Some content (i.e., world religions) from Periods 1–3 will be reviewed in Periods 4–6.
Some content clarifications will be provided.

The current AP World History course and exam cover 10,000 years of history across all seven continents. No other AP course requires such an expanse of content to be covered over a single school year. AP World History teachers have told us over the years that the scope of content is simply too broad, and that they often need to sacrifice depth to cover it all in a single year.

Colleges and universities typically do not cover all of world history in a single course, but in two or more separate courses. Additionally, most colleges only provide one course credit for AP World History even though the current course covers the scope of two or more college semesters.

What about early world history?

Early world history is crucial, and students need time to explore it in depth. Ideally, the 10,000 years of history covered in the current AP World History course should be taught over two school years.

To cover early world history at the right depth, schools might consider offering world history as two separate year-long courses:

Pre-AP World History and Geography,where schools could choose units focusing on the three earliest historical periods:
- The Ancient Period, Before 600 BCE
- The Classical Period, c. 600 BCE to c. 600 CE
- The Postclassical Period, c. 600 CE to c. 1450
AP World History, where schools could focus on world history since c. 1450:
- Global Interactions, c. 1450 to c. 1750
- Industrialization and Global Integration, c. 1750 to c. 1900
- Accelerating Global Change and Realignments, c. 1900 to the Present

While AP World History teachers can continue to include early world history in their AP course to fulfill local standards or personal preferences, the AP World History Exam starting in 2019-20 will assess content only from c. 1450 to the present (Periods 4-6).

What’s next?

In 2019, we will share an updated course and exam description (CED) for the 2019-20 school year, along with updated AP Summer Institutes and?brand-new support materials for teachers and students.

AP World History teachers will not be required to submit an updated syllabus through the AP Course Audit, but will simply confirm their awareness of these changes through a short attestation on the 2019-20 AP Course Audit form.