Implementation and training for AMSCO AP World History Resource.

2. What roadblocks are you encountering in
improving the pass rate of your students,
especially as more students enter AP courses
with significant skill gaps?
AP Test Takers
In the past 15 years, the number of students taking AP
Exams has 300% and mean scores have 5.5%. In the
2016-17 school year, only 58% of students passed AP
social studies tests (3 or higher) (Source: College Board)

3. AP Assessment for AllStudents who take AP courses and exams are more
likely to graduate college on time; the gains are
greatest for low-income students and historically
underserved populations.
https://professionals.collegeboard.org/testing/states-local-governments/partnerships/nyc/ap-all

4. College Board Example Textbook List
OUP Patterns of World History
& AMSCO World History

5. AMSCO’s AP World History

6. pp. v - xAP World History
Student Edition
Divided into six chronological
periods mirroring the structure of
the current AP® World History
Curriculum Framework, the text
reflects the Board’s effort to focus
on trends rather than isolated facts.

7. pp. xi - xiiAP World History
Student Edition
In-depth introduction introduces
students to:
 History Disciplinary Practices and
History Reasoning Skills
 Five course themes
 Six periods of the AP World
History framework
 step-by-step skill development
guide explaining how to answer
the four types of questions
o multiple-choice
o short-answer
o document-based
o long essay
28
Pages

8. AP World History
Student Edition
In-depth introduction also
includes a Practice Scoring
Guide for the Document-
Based Question!
Based on the College
Board’s grading rubric, this
guide may be used by
students to self-evaluate
and internalize the criteria
for writing a strong DBQ
essay.
pp. xxix

9. AP World History
Student Edition pp. xxix
The Introduction ends
with a Review
Schedule─helpful for
keeping teachers and
students on track!
pp. xxxix

10. pp. xiii - xiv

11. pp. xv - xvi

12. pp. xvii - xviii

13. pp. xix - xx

14. pp. xxi - xvii

15. pp. xxiii - xxiv

16. pp. xxv - xxvi

17. pp. xxvii - xxviii

18. pp. xxix - xxx

19. pp. xxxi - xxxii

20. pp. xxxiii - xxxiv

21. pp. xxxv - xxvi

22. pp. xxxix - xi

23. pp. 1-2
The stage is set for
each chapter with a
concise introductory
paragraph highlighting
key components of
the upcoming
content, excluding
unnecessary details.

24. pp. 3-4
Chapter content is direct with the use of
appropriate and relevant language.
Sections are divided into manageable
lengths for student understanding

25. pp. 5-6
Throughout the
program, students
engage with primary
sources, necessary for
the development of
critical thinking skills ,
and build student
readiness for the
Document-Based
Questions, as tested on
the AP exam.

26. pp. 11-12
The AP World History framework calls for
students to practice the kinds of thinking
skills used by historians and to analyze a
wide array of historical perspectives.
Each chapter includes a unique feature
highlighting Historical Perspectives,
relevant to the AP framework.

27. pp. 15-16

28. p. 46
• For AP® World History students, “doing
history” means that students are
engaged in the history disciplinary
practices and employ the reasoning
skills that are foundational to historians.
• Each chapter concludes with a boxed
feature titled, “Think As a Historian”,
encouraging students to utilize the skills
that historians used in researching and
writing about historical events and
developments.

29. pp. 47-48

30. p. 629

31. p. 656

32. p. 660

33. p. 661

34. p. 2
AP World History
Answer Key

35. p. 2
AP World History
Answer Key

36. p. 6
AP World History
Answer Key

37. p. 78
AP World History
Answer Key

38. pp. 1-2

39. pp. 115-116