BVUSD School Board Workshop

Advanced Placement CoursesAt BBHS

September 18, 2013

Topics

I. College Board StandardsII. BBHS StandardsIII. AP Test General InformationIV. Sample Free Response QuestionsV. AP Scoring VI. AP Test ResultsVII. WebsitesVIII. Questions

I. College Board Standards

• Courses Offered

College Board AP CoursesArt History Biology Calculus AB Calculus BC Chemistry

Chinese Language and Culture

Computer Science A

English Language and Composition

English Literature and Composition

Environmental Science

European History French Language and Culture

German Language and Culture

Government and Politics: Comparative

Government and Politics: United States

Human Geography

Italian Language and Culture

Japanese Language and Culture

Latin Macroeconomics

Microeconomics Music Theory Physics B Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

Physics C: Mechanics

Psychology Spanish Language and Culture

Spanish Literature and Culture

Statistics Studio Art: 2-D Design

Studio Art: 3-D Design

Studio Art: Drawing

United States History

World History  

 

I. College Board Standards

• Courses Offered• Relevance/Importance of AP Program

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

I. College Board Standards

• Courses Offered• Relevance/Importance of AP Program• AP Designation on Transcript• Course Audit• Teacher Training• Who Can Take a Test?

II. BBHS AP Standards

• Courses Offered• Extra Grade Point • AP Designation on Transcript• Prerequisites• Access • Class Sizes

III. AP Test General Information

• Types of Questions– Multiple Choice– Free Response

• Tools Allowed on Tests• Dates of Testing• Cost of Test

IV. Sample AP Free Response Questions

• AP Calculus FR 2013 #1

Sample Free Response Questions

IV. Sample AP Free Response Questions

• AP Calculus FR 2013 #1

• AP U. S. History 2013 #1

Sample AP Free Response Questions

IV. Sample AP Free Response Questions

• AP Calculus FR 2013 #1

• AP U. S. History 2013 #1

• AP Statistics 2013 #2

V. AP Scoring

• Passing Scores• Proportion of Students Taking Course and

Taking Test• BBHS 2013 Results• BBHS Five-Year Summary of Results

AP Test Score Interpretations

AP Score Qualification5 Extremely well qualified4 Well qualified3 Qualified2 Possibly qualified1 No recommendation

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

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

2013 AP Calculus ResultsBBHS Score as a CA Score as a Global Score as a

Per Cent of Total CA Per Cent of Total Global Per Cent of Total

Calculus AB Score 2013 Exams Taken 2013 Exams Taken 2013 Exams Taken

5 7 28.00% 12013 25.31% 67735 23.91%

4 10 40.00% 8517 17.94% 51395 18.14%

3 3 12.00% 7969 16.79% 49077 17.32%

2 1 4.00% 5206 10.97% 31825 11.23%

1 4 16.00% 13763 28.99% 83267 29.39%

Total Exams 25 47468 283299

Mean Score 3.60 3.00 2.96

2013 AP U. S. History Results

Course BBHS Score as a CA Score as a Global Score as a

BBHS Per Cent of Total CA Per Cent of Total Global Per Cent of Total

United States History Score 2013 Exams Taken 2013 Exams Taken 2013 Exams Taken

5 1 5.00% 7941 11.22% 47270 10.64%

4 6 30.00% 15409 21.78% 95687 21.53%

3 3 15.00% 14923 21.09% 95951 21.59%

2 6 30.00% 18816 26.59% 120050 27.02%

1 4 20.00% 13667 19.32% 85399 19.22%

Total Exams 20 70756 100.00% 444357

Mean Score 2.70 2.79 2.77

2013 AP Spanish Language and Culture Results

BBHS Score as a CA Score as a Global Score as a

Per Cent of Total CA Per Cent of Total Global Per Cent of Total

Spanish Language Score 2013 Exams Taken 2013 Exams Taken 2013 Exams Taken

5 3 11.11% 11007 26.12% 34492 24.85%

4 5 18.52% 12227 29.02% 35353 25.47%

3 6 22.22% 8880 21.08% 27451 19.78%

2 7 25.93% 6458 15.33% 22667 16.33%

1 6 22.22% 3561 8.45% 18838 13.57%

Total Exams 27 42133 138801

Mean Score 2.70 3.49 3.32

2013 AP Statistics ResultsBBHS Score as a CA Score as a Global Score as a

Per Cent of Total CA Per Cent of Total Global Per Cent of Total

Statistics Score 2013 Exams Taken 2013 Exams Taken 2013 Exams Taken

5 2 13.33% 3470 13.37% 21656 12.75%

4 2 13.33% 5119 19.72% 34529 20.32%

3 5 33.33% 6341 24.43% 42110 24.78%

2 4 26.67% 4945 19.05% 31875 18.76%

1 2 13.33% 6080 23.43% 39743 23.39%

Total Exams 15 25955 169913

Mean Score 2.87 2.81 2.80

2013 AP Physics B ResultsBBHS Score as a CA Score as a Global Score as a

Per Cent of Total CA Per Cent of Total Global Per Cent of Total

Physics B Score 2013 Exams Taken 2013 Exams Taken 2013 Exams Taken

5 1 3.57% 2378 15.97% 14818 16.58%

4 3 10.71% 2810 18.87% 17770 19.88%

3 10 35.71% 3884 26.09% 23362 26.14%

2 8 28.57% 2653 17.82% 14544 16.27%

1 6 21.43% 3163 21.25% 18891 21.13%

Total Exams 28 14888 89385

Mean Score 2.46 2.91 2.94

2013 AP Biology ResultsBBHS Score as a CA Score as a Global Score as a

Per Cent of Total CA Per Cent of Total Global Per Cent of Total

Biology Score 2013 Exams Taken 2013 Exams Taken 2013 Exams Taken

5 1 7.69% 1965 5.77% 11166 5.48%

4 2 15.38% 7394 21.73% 43987 21.59%

3 4 30.77% 11948 35.11% 73810 36.23%

2 6 46.15% 10130 29.77% 59620 29.27%

1 0.00% 2593 7.62% 15130 7.43%

Total Exams 13 34030 203713

Mean Score 2.85 2.88 2.88

2013 AP English Literature and Composition Results

BBHS Score as a CA Score as a Global Score as a

Per Cent of Total CA Per Cent of Total Global Per Cent of Total

English Literature Score 2013 Exams Taken 2013 Exams Taken 2013 Exams Taken

and Composition

5 5 22.73% 4943 8.46% 29367 7.60%

4 2 9.09% 11029 18.88% 72627 18.80%

3 11 50.00% 17808 30.49% 121551 31.46%

2 3 13.64% 19370 33.16% 122339 31.67%

1 1 4.55% 5265 9.01% 40459 10.47%

Total Exams 22 58415 386343

Mean Score 3.32 2.85 2.81

BBHS Five-Year Summary of Results for AP Calculus

Five-Year Totals as a

Per Cent of Total

Calculus AB Score 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Totals Exams Taken

5 1 1 2 4 7 15 9.55%

4 4 4 3 2 10 23 14.65%

3 12 8 7 6 3 36 22.93%

2 10 5 3 1 1 20 12.74%

1 17 20 15 7 4 63 40.13%

Total Exams 44 38 30 20 25 157

Mean Score 2.14 1.97 2.13 2.75 3.60 2.41

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

VIII. Questions