2017 AP Exam Registration Dates and Important Information- see link below:
https://user.totalregistration.net/AP/480797
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What is AP (source- College Board)
AP® enables students to pursue college-level studies while still in high
school. Through more than 30 courses, each culminating in a rigorous
exam, AP provides willing and academically prepared students with the
opportunity to earn college credit and/or advanced placement. Taking AP
courses also demonstrates to college admission officers that students have
sought out the most rigorous course work available to them.
Each AP course is modeled upon a comparable college course, and college
and university faculty play a vital role in ensuring that AP courses align
with college-level standards. Talented and dedicated AP teachers help AP
students in classrooms around the world develop and apply the content
knowledge and skills they will need later in college.
Each AP course concludes with a college-level assessment developed and
scored by college and university faculty as well as experienced AP teachers.
AP Exams are an essential part of the AP experience, enabling students
to demonstrate their mastery of college-level course work. More than 90
percent of four-year colleges and universities in the United States grant
students credit, placement, or both on the basis of successful AP Exam
scores. Universities in more than 60 countries recognize AP Exam scores
in the admission process and/or award credit and placement for qualifying
scores. Visit www.collegeboard.org/ap/creditpolicy to view AP credit and
placement policies at more than 1,000 colleges and universities.
Performing well on an AP Exam means more than just the successful
completion of a course; it is a gateway to success in college. Research
consistently shows that students who score a 3 or higher on AP Exams
typically experience greater academic success in college and have higher
graduation rates than otherwise comparable non-AP peers.* Additional
AP studies are available at www.collegeboard.org/research.
How are AP exams scored?
The exam scoring process, like the course and exam development process,
relies on the expertise of both AP teachers and college faculty. While
multiple-choice questions are scored by machine, the free-response
questions are scored by thousands of college faculty and expert AP
teachers at the annual AP Reading. AP Exam Readers are thoroughly
trained, and their work is monitored throughout the Reading for fairness
and consistency. In each subject, a highly respected college faculty
member fills the role of Chief Reader, who, with the help of AP readers
in leadership positions, maintains the accuracy of the scoring standards.
Scores on the free-response questions are weighted and combined with
the results of the computer-scored multiple-choice questions, and this raw
score is converted into a composite AP score of 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1.
The score-setting process is both precise and labor intensive, involving
numerous psychometric analyses of the results of a specific AP Exam in a
specific year and of the particular group of students who took that exam.
Additionally, to ensure alignment with college-level standards, part of the
score-setting process involves comparing the performance of AP students
with the performance of students enrolled in comparable courses in
colleges throughout the United States. In general, the AP composite score
points are set so that the lowest raw score need to earn an AP score of 5
is equivalent to the average score among college students earning grades
of A in the college course. Similarly, AP Exam scores of 4 are equivalent
to college grades of A-, B+, and B. AP Exam scores of 3 are equivalent to
Using and Interpreting AP Scores
The extensive work done by college faculty and AP teachers in the
development of the course and the exam and throughout the scoring
process ensures that AP Exam scores accurately represent students’
achievement in the equivalent college course. While colleges and
universities are responsible for setting their own credit and placement
policies, AP scores signify how qualified students are to receive college
credit or placement:
AP Score Qualification
5 Extremely well qualified
4 Well qualified
3 Qualified
2 Possibly qualified
1 No recommendation
Additional Resources:
Visit apcentral.collegeboard.org for more information about the AP
Program.
What is inquiry?
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