11/14/2022 0 Comments Ap lit 2017 multiple choice test![]() Free-response section is not a stable enough target for teachers/students, as you’ll see from low scores on SAQ/DBQ/LEQs.Multiple-choice: students scored highest on topics prior to 600 CE, lowest on topics post-1910.Students scored higher this year than any other year this decade: ~56% earned 3+ vs ~49% in 2011.42 of the Course Desc.) 41% earned 0/7 on Q1: /ap/pdf/ap-huma… Students seem not to have learned about New Urbanism (p.students showed solid understanding of rate of natural increase, many scoring high on FRQ2: /ap/pdf/ap-huma….Students scored very well on multiple-choice questions about population, industrialization, & economic development.AP Human Geography scores declined again this year (2017) as the program expanded from 185,000 to 200,000 students.We’re developing an official Pre-AP world history/geography course, which may be a better fit for 9th grade in some schools. In my own family, I’ve seen these poles: one relative received a 1, the other a 5, both taking AP Human Geo as 9th graders. We can see justification for both perspectives in the data educators know what is best for their students, & we trust their judgment. Others are concerned that 9th grade's too soon for AP Geo indeed, it’s the only AP course taken by a significant # of 9th graders. They find evidence that taking AP Human Geo, regardless of exam score, benefits their students and creates a college-going culture. Some educators believe AP Human Geo is a great opportunity for 9th graders to get a first taste of college-level rigor. Now, most are 9th graders 49% scored 3+ this year. When AP Human Geo began ('01), most students were seniors 62% scored 3+. ![]() ![]() My objective in these comments: transparent reporting of what I hear from schools & see in the data, to inform educators/students. ![]() AP Human Geography presents some interesting issues & I want to be very careful in my comments there’s no one-size-fits-all answer. ![]()
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