from The College Board
Dear Educator:
We are writing to inform you of a change related to all AP® Exams, except AP Studio Art, that will be taken in May 2011. Please share this information with students preparing to take AP Exams this year.
Beginning with the May 2011 AP Exam administration, total scores on multiple-choice sections will be based on the number of questions answered correctly. Points will no longer be deducted for incorrect answers and, as always, no points will be awarded for unanswered questions.
Existing research confirms that both formula scoring (in which points are deducted for incorrect answers) and rights scoring (in which no points are deducted for incorrect answers) are valid scoring procedures. As AP has expanded, we have needed to create additional versions of each AP Exam to support test-taking worldwide. Unlike most other high stakes exams, AP Exams have a heavily weighted free-response section, which requires specific test development and scoring processes that ensure AP Exams are comparable in difficulty from version to version. The change to rights scoring simply enables us to streamline those processes.
This change will not make AP Exams any easier or harder for students. The number of points needed to earn AP Exam scores of 5, 4, 3 and 2 is, as always, based on how well college students perform during the pre-testing of AP Exam questions.
Thank you for all you do to provide your students with access to high-quality AP opportunities. Your efforts are laying the groundwork for your students’ future college success.
Sincerely,
The AP Program
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ReplyDeleteI've also heard about this through Mrs. Garvin. It is good that we will not get penalized for guessing, and so it is much better to guess rather than leave a blank. But, the downside of this though, according to Mrs. Garvin, is that it will raise the curve as no points are deducted, resulting to more competition and difficulty to attain higher scores.
ReplyDeleteYeah. I don't think its going to make much of a difference because people will randomly start guessing on ones they don't know, and if they get it right then great! No deduction. But multiply that by how many kids taking the AP test with lady luck by their side and that equals to a higher curve.
ReplyDeleteLady Luck favors sensitive readers with strong vocabularies.
ReplyDeleteWell of course Ms. Fletcher but I mean when people do not know the answer and have to guess.
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