AP TESTS 9 UNITS

In the Spring of 2022 my AP Chemistry tests were made available on the site for the first time ever. Below you will find details regarding their content. The tests reflect my own “breakpoints” in terms of how I group and assess AP content during the year, but as you’ll see by reading on, there is a lot of flexibility built-in for teachers to adapt to their own needs. Initially I have released a set of twelve tests, that cover one complete cycle of assessment in AP chemistry.

Each AP Test follows the same format, namely

• is in WORD (.docx) format meaning that tests can be edited to suit local needs
• is only made available to people with verifiable teacher status. I’m not naive! I know that this guarantees nothing in terms of security, but currently it’s the best that I can do to help maintain some level of control over what gets into the public domain. Combined with the editing potential, this should offer some level of help to teachers who are looking to keep things secure as possible. You will need a school email address, and your persona must be verifiable via the faculty/staff page of a school web site. It will be possible to associate non-school email addresses with the tests, but not until after your status has been verified
• is composed of questions that add up to a total of 40 points. On a pure pro-rata basis, 40 points represents approx. 74 mins of an AP chemistry exam time. Given that each test covers a relatively small sliver of what a full exam can test, it is reasonable to assume that the individual tests should take less than 74 minutes to complete i.e., a block of time that’s likely to be approaching common period lengths for AP classes. That, together with the ability to edit, should make the tests assessment vehicles that are close to being “ready out of the box” for most situations
• contains MCQs and FRQs, thus mimicking the real AP exam. The specific breakdown of MCQs and FRQs will vary in each test, but there will be a minimum of 10, and a maximum of 20 MCQs on each test. The MCQs are each worth 1 point, with the balance of points being made up by FRQs. The MCQs will all have four answer choices, and will follow current AP format of some being grouped together in sets and associated with a stem, and will avoid negative statements such as ,”Which of the following does NOT ..?” etc. Unlike the real exam, each part of each FRQ question will flag the number of points available
• contains questions that are associated with a LO and that is flagged on the test – it’s worth noting that the assignment of LOs can be a little subjective
• comes with worked answers for FRQs and correct answer choices for MCQs. This is what teachers want! As is the case with all of my materials, I will happily explain the rationale behind any MCQ if you need help
• do NOT contain any secure content. Although the idea of ‘secure’ content is a bit of a joke in 2022, I am a rule follower, and I will not contribute to the insecurity of CB material
• editable supplemental questions are also included to enhance the utility of the tests