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Peer reviewedSchmalholz, Deborah Wielgot – OAH Magazine of History, 1999
Presents an interdisciplinary thematic unit designed for eleventh graders that uses selected chapters of "The Martian Chronicles" to teach frontier history. Maintains that Bradbury's novel enriches students' understanding of the frontier because it compares the interactions between Native inhabitants of Mars and Earthlings to the…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Culture, English, Fiction
Peer reviewedPalin, Raymond J. – OAH Magazine of History, 2001
Through evaluation of 73 eleventh-grade students over three years, explores the extent to which standardized test scores and other academic factors predict success on the Advanced Placement (AP) exam in U.S. history. Finds that standardized scores, grade point average, and anticipated college majors are closely related to AP success. (CMK)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Equivalency Tests, Grade 11, Grade Point Average
