Advanced Placement Human Geography: Time for a Reappraisal?
Michael Solem, PhD; Dr. Richard G. Boehm, PhD; and Joann Zadrozny, PhDGilbert M. Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies,Texas State University Two decades on, the Advanced Placement Human Geography (APHG) course continues its upward trajectory in student enrollment. In recent years, well over 200,000 high school students took the APHG exam, marking an impressive period of growth since it was…
The “Nation’s Report Card” on Geography Reveals a World of Opportunities
Periodically since 1994, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has released its “report card” on geography education in America, providing a snapshot of student achievement. The most recent assessment was conducted in 2018 with a nationally representative sample of nearly 13,000 8th grade students. NAEP assesses geography achievement in three content domains: Space and…
AAG Organizes Committee to Develop AP® GIS&T Course Proposal
Members of the AP® GIS&T Writing Committee meet at the AAG’s Meridian Place Office in Washington, Pictured clockwise from left: Dorothy Cassetta, Alex Northrup, Jolene Keen, Ola Ahlqvist, Michael Solem, Jacquie Housel, Adriana Martinez, Niem Tu Huynh, and Rich Schultz (via Go2Meeting). Not pictured: Candice Luebbering. The AAG recently hosted a meeting at its Washington,…
A. David Hill (1933-2014): An Appreciation
David "Dave" Hill (Photo: Ken Abbot, CU Boulder) Dave Hill, longtime member of the geography faculty at the University of Colorado at Boulder, passed away in Louisville, Colorado on Sunday, January 19, 2014. They say at 50 you end up with the face you deserve. From the moment I first saw Dave Hill’s sparkling eyes…