This research proposal explores the content of the AP Art History curriculum and areas in it that are need of enrichment. This proposal provides the foundation for research that will explore the value of online hypertextual and hypermedial resources in art education, and how they might benefit the AP Art History classroom. The value of thematic teaching is also explored in order to find a better way to manage the vast content of the AP Art History curriculum and provide richer opportunities for cross-cultural and cross-chronological comparisons. By studying the ways in which preexisting hypertextual teaching resources organize and associate content, areas in need of improvement will be developed and a thematically organized cross-cultural online resource that accommodates all of the needs of the AP Art History curriculum will be developed.

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