apes multiple choice hints eric v. muth pell city high school

APES Multiple Choice HintsAPES Multiple Choice HintsEric V. MuthEric V. Muth

Pell City High SchoolPell City High School

AP Grade

1No

Recommendatio

n

2Possibly Qualifie

d

3Qualifie

d

4Well

Qualified

5Extremely Well Qualifie

d

2007 Global % Student

s

31.2%

17.6%

17.9%

22.9%

10.4%


s

29.3%

17.4%

17.7%

24.2%

11.5%


s

31.8%

18.6%

19.0%

20.6%

10.0%

Overall Grade Distributions

AP Grade

1No

Recommendatio

n

2Possibly Qualifie

d

3Qualifie

d

4Well

Qualified

5Extremely Well Qualifie

d


s

32.0%

18.1%

17.0%

22.6%

10.4%


s

25.1%

25.0%

15.6%

24.8%

8.7%

Overall Grade Distributions

2012 Global % Students

25.6% 24.4% 16.6% 24.7%

8.7%

Multiple Choice - # Questions Per Content Area(all figures rounded to the nearest 1/10th)

Content Area w/ (% According to Course

Outline)

2007 # Questions

(% of Total)

I. Earth Systems and Resources (10-15%)

13

II. The Living World (10-15%)

11

III. Population (10-15%) 14

IV. Land and Water Use(10 – 15%)

13

V. Energy Resources and Consumption

(10-15%)

14

VI. Pollution

(25-30%)

25

VII. Global Change(10 – 15%)

10

SECTION SUMMARY

100

(100%)

2008 # Questions(% total)


13 11

12

10

10

15

30

10

11

12

12

14

28

12

100 (100%)

100(100%)

Multiple Choice - # Questions Per Content Area(all figures rounded to the nearest 1/10th)


Outline)

2010 # Questions

(% of Total)


13


14

III. Population (10-15%) 11

IV. Land and Water Use(10-15%)

12


(10-15%)

10

VI. Pollution

(25-30%)

25


14

SECTION SUMMARY

100

(100%)


12

11

10

11

11

28

10

100 (100%)

2012 # Questions (% total)

10

12

11

11

13

14

100(100%)

27

Performance on Multiple Choice(all figures rounded to the nearest 1/10th)


Outline)

2007 Global Mean Correct / # Questions

(% Correct)


5.9/13

(45% correct)


III. Population (10-15%) 6.7/14

48% correct


6.3/13

(48% correct)


(10-15%)

5.5/14

(39% correct)

VI. Pollution

(25-30%)

9.7/25

(39% correct)


3.4/10

(34% correct)

SECTION SUMMARY

100

(100%)

5.3/1148% correct


(% Correct)


(% Correct)

5.5/13

(42% correct)

6.2/12

(52% correct)

7.3/14

(52% correct)

4.3/10

(43% correct)

7.1/15

(47% correct)

11.1/23

(48% correct)

5.7/12

(48% correct)

100

(100%)

4.5/11

(41% correct)

4.5/11

(41% correct)

5.9/12

(49% correct)

6.1/12

(51% correct)

6.2/14

(44% correct)

9.4/28

(34% correct)

5.2/12

(43% correct)

100

(100% )

Performance on Multiple Choice(all figures rounded to the nearest 1/10th)


Outline)


(% Correct)


5.7/13

(44% correct)


III. Population (10-15%) 6.7/11

61% correct


4.0/12

(33% correct)


(10-15%)

4.4/10(44% correct)

VI. Pollution

(25-30%)

11.7/25

(47% correct)


7.3/14

(52% correct)

SECTION SUMMARY

100

(100%)

7.1/1451% correct


(% Correct)

6.3/12

(53% correct)

6.3/12 (53% correct)

5.4/10

(54% correct)

9.3/15

(62% correct)

7.2/13

(55% correct)

14.4/28

(51% correct)

6.4/10

(64% correct)

100

(100%)


(% Correct)

4.8/10 (48% correct)

8.4/12 (70% correct)

7.5/11 (68% correct)

6.3/11 (57% correct)

7.0/13 (54% correct)

14.9/27 (55% correct)

9.1/14 (65% correct)

100 (100%)

1.1. The Multiple Choice section of the AP Environmental The Multiple Choice section of the AP Environmental Exam is 100 questions.Exam is 100 questions.

2.2. Time. They have 90 minutes to answer the MC Time. They have 90 minutes to answer the MC section - Make sure you practice time limits with section - Make sure you practice time limits with them.i.e. – I give all quizzes/tests/etc MC with a them.i.e. – I give all quizzes/tests/etc MC with a maximum of 1 minute per question. If you have a maximum of 1 minute per question. If you have a projector, you can put a giant countdown clock up.projector, you can put a giant countdown clock up.

3.3. Tell students to make sure to read ALL the answer Tell students to make sure to read ALL the answer choices before choosing an answer. Often times choices before choosing an answer. Often times there are more than one correct answer…but there there are more than one correct answer…but there is a BETTER answer!is a BETTER answer!

4.4. I don’t know all the answers…so I’m sure my I don’t know all the answers…so I’m sure my students don’t either. The test is designed that way! students don’t either. The test is designed that way! There will be questions on the test that I never taught There will be questions on the test that I never taught them and others that they just can’t remember. them and others that they just can’t remember. These are the ones they should skip and go back to These are the ones they should skip and go back to at the end. They should only spend time on these at the end. They should only spend time on these after they have answered the ones they feel after they have answered the ones they feel confident about.confident about.

5.5. The test typically gets easier as you go. According to The test typically gets easier as you go. According to ‘those’ that know, the first 50 are harder than the last ‘those’ that know, the first 50 are harder than the last 50. Some students like to go backwards.50. Some students like to go backwards.

Multiple Choice Hints:Multiple Choice Hints:6.6. Have students go through the entire test booklet Have students go through the entire test booklet

circling all the answers they find the easiest and circle circling all the answers they find the easiest and circle any questions that they think they know but might any questions that they think they know but might need to go back and spend some time thinking about. need to go back and spend some time thinking about. After they have done all the ones that they find After they have done all the ones that they find easiest, then they should go back to the ones that easiest, then they should go back to the ones that they circled. Some may want to wait until this point they circled. Some may want to wait until this point to fill out their scantrons and it avoids getting off by to fill out their scantrons and it avoids getting off by skipping bubbles, yet others will run out of time or are skipping bubbles, yet others will run out of time or are just too OCD to do it this way. just too OCD to do it this way.

7.7. If they have any time left over, they should go back to If they have any time left over, they should go back to

the ones that were really hard… usually ones that the ones that were really hard… usually ones that require some calculation and to see if there are any require some calculation and to see if there are any that they can figure out. that they can figure out.

8.8. The students should check and make The students should check and make sure that sure that they haven’t left any blank.they haven’t left any blank.

9.9. Students can write all over the test Students can write all over the test booklet, so booklet, so instruct them to underline instruct them to underline key words.. Words key words.. Words like “EXCEPT” or which like “EXCEPT” or which is “NOT” the correctis “NOT” the correct answer. This will answer. This will help them to focus on what help them to focus on what the question the question is asking. is asking.

10.10. You might tell them to cross out You might tell them to cross out incorrect incorrect answers as they go so that they answers as they go so that they can narrow can narrow down the choices (process of down the choices (process of elimination to elimination to improve their odds).improve their odds).

Multiple Choice Hints:Multiple Choice Hints:11.11. Tell them not to rush! They have 90 minutes to Tell them not to rush! They have 90 minutes to

take the test. They will not get out early if they take the test. They will not get out early if they finish early (unless it is PCH!)… they must sit finish early (unless it is PCH!)… they must sit there until the 90 minutes are up. If they have there until the 90 minutes are up. If they have time left over, they may want to go back and time left over, they may want to go back and check answers to make sure they didn’t make a check answers to make sure they didn’t make a careless mistake.careless mistake.

12.12. AP test ?’s are 5 choices.AP test ?’s are 5 choices.

13.13. A large percentage of ?’s ask ‘which of the A large percentage of ?’s ask ‘which of the following?’following?’

14.14. Use previous AP test ?’s or test generators Use previous AP test ?’s or test generators that have AP-style questions with 5 choicesthat have AP-style questions with 5 choices If you use a Thomson/Cengage book, the If you use a Thomson/Cengage book, the

online version of the course is available to you online version of the course is available to you and is the same version used by some and is the same version used by some universities for their online courses universities for their online courses

The Miller test generator is 5 choicesThe Miller test generator is 5 choices Eduwizard has an APES data baseEduwizard has an APES data base Daily warm-upsDaily warm-ups Others?Others?

Multiple Choice Hints:Multiple Choice Hints:15.15. Math Math

Never let them use calculators! Never let them use calculators!

Practice long division, % Practice long division, % increase/decrease, average, increase/decrease, average, convertingconverting units, rule of 70, units, rule of 70, half-life half-life

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