In so doing it joined a contentious debate over what world history means and who gets included. Specifically, critics of the board’s decision say that beginning the AP World History exam -- and by ...

In contrast, I have been an exam reader for the Educational Testing Service every year since 1998—six times for AP European History and then six times for AP World History.

The AP World History Development Committee has consistently seen disappointingly low and uneven test results on the national level, says Richard Warner, a history professor at Wabash College in ...

Responding to criticism of its earlier plan to begin the Advanced Placement World History exam around the year 1450, the College Board on Wednesday announced that it would begin the test with ...

The AP World History test, as it exists, covers a wide gamut of time periods – from the hunter-gatherers in the Paleolithic era to 20th century political and social change.

As of the 2019–20 school year, the organization will administer an AP World exam that’s significantly narrower in scope, ... As Alexander Ledford, an AP World History teacher in Florida, ...

At Freeport Area High School, every AP World History student scored a passing grade on this year’s AP exam amid unusually difficult circumstances. David DiSanti, the AP World History teacher at ...

Since 2002, the AP World History course has covered thousands of years of human activity around the planet, starting 10,000 years back. But now the College Board, which owns the Advanced Placement ...

The AP World History test, as it exists, covers a wide gamut of time periods – from the hunter-gatherers in the Paleolithic era to 20th century political and social change.

The board announced the test would start with the year 1450. Teachers say such a move presents a very Eurocentric view of the world.