<p>^ Even so, approaches can vary significantly. Ss were taught AP-USH by different teachers using different textbooks, emphasizing different types of history. One focused on political history, the other was more interested in social history. One gave quizzes constantly, the other liked to engage in an “explication de texte” approach to analyzing documents. </p>
<p>Regarding AP vs. college courses and homework:</p>
<p>College courses typically meet for 3 hours, and each hour would required 3 hours of homework. So for a four course load, a student would expect to spend something like 36 hours per week of homework.</p>
<p>AP courses in the sciences meet for a double period at our high school, four days a week. The school year, moreover, is significantly longer than the college academic year. so more can be done in class; therefore, homework per week for each AP should not be the same as for college classes in the same subject.</p>