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BVUSD School Board Workshop

BVUSD School Board Workshop. Advanced Placement Courses At BBHS September 18, 2013. Topics. College Board Standards BBHS Standards AP Test General Information Sample Free Response Questions AP Scoring AP Test Results VII. Websites VIII. Questions.

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BVUSD School Board Workshop

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  1. BVUSD School Board Workshop Advanced Placement Courses At BBHS September 18, 2013

  2. Topics • College Board Standards • BBHS Standards • AP Test General Information • Sample Free Response Questions • AP Scoring • AP Test Results VII. Websites VIII. Questions

  3. I. College Board Standards • Courses Offered

  4. College Board AP Courses

  5. I. College Board Standards • Courses Offered • Relevance/Importance of AP Program

  6. AP College Board Mission Statement “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.” –AP Course Description, College Board

  7. I. College Board Standards • Courses Offered • Relevance/Importance of AP Program • AP Designation on Transcript • Course Audit • Teacher Training • Who Can Take a Test?

  8. II. BBHS AP Standards • Courses Offered • Extra Grade Point • AP Designation on Transcript • Prerequisites • Access • Class Sizes

  9. III. AP Test General Information • Types of Questions • Multiple Choice • Free Response • Tools Allowed on Tests • Dates of Testing • Cost of Test

  10. IV. Sample AP Free Response Questions • AP Calculus FR 2013 #1

  11. Sample Free Response Questions

  12. IV. Sample AP Free Response Questions • AP Calculus FR 2013 #1 • AP U. S. History 2013 #1

  13. Sample AP Free Response Questions

  14. IV. Sample AP Free Response Questions • AP Calculus FR 2013 #1 • AP U. S. History 2013 #1 • AP Statistics 2013 #2

  15. V. AP Scoring • Passing Scores • Proportion of Students Taking Course and Taking Test • BBHS 2013 Results • BBHS Five-Year Summary of Results

  16. AP Test Score Interpretations AP Score Qualification 5 Extremely well qualified 4 Well qualified 3 Qualified 2 Possibly qualified 1 No recommendation

  17. 2012 AP Calculus AB Raw Score Conversion Composite Score Range AP Score 67-108 5 54-66 4 41-53 3 33-40 2 0-32 1

  18. VI. BBHS 2013 AP Test Results • AP Calculus AB • AP U. S. History • AP Spanish Language and Culture • AP Statistics • AP Physics B • AP Biology • AP English Literature and Composition • Five-Year Summary of AP Calculus AB

  19. 2013 AP Calculus Results

  20. 2013 AP U. S. History Results

  21. 2013 AP Spanish Language and Culture Results

  22. 2013 AP Statistics Results

  23. 2013 AP Physics B Results

  24. 2013 AP Biology Results

  25. 2013 AP English Literature and Composition Results

  26. BBHS Five-Year Summary of Results for AP Calculus

  27. VII. AP Websites • AP Courses • http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/home • College and Credit Placement for Colleges • https://apscore.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement • AP Pressroom • http://press.collegeboard.org/ap/ • Research and Development of AP Courses • http://research.collegeboard.org/?affiliateId=rdr&bannerId=research

  28. VIII. Questions

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