Jul 20, 2021 | 2020 Exam, 2021 Exam, AP |
As in ’20, I will NOT report my ’21 #apchem scores publicly. As in ’20, the ’21 scores are illegitimate since ALL exams taken at home were subject to ZERO security in relation to having helpers present in the room. #APChemistry ’20 and...
Dec 24, 2020 | 2020 Exam, AP, College Board, COVID-19 |
Let’s not bury the lead here. If you thought the AP Chemistry exam in 2020 was a zero integrity farce (spoiler alert, it was), it’s going to be much, MUCH worse in 2021. So what’s going on? Having sanctioned cheating by allowing kids to take the 2020...
Jul 20, 2020 | 2020 Exam, College Board, COVID-19 |
A couple of weeks ago I wrote to Jamie Benigna (Director AP Chemistry Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment) to ask about an error that I spotted in one of the questions used in the AP Chemistry ‘exam’ in 2020. Here’s an extract from the email that...
May 23, 2020 | 2020 Exam, AP, College Board, COVID-19 |
If you’re an impressionable, highly-strung, high achieving 15 to 18 year old, this AP ‘exam’ season has been stressful. I get it, I really do. I’ve been in this game (and a MUCH, MUCH, MUCH higher stakes version of it in the UK) for 30 years,...
May 14, 2020 | 2020 Exam, AP, College Board, COVID-19 |
Of course, the question above assumes that you managed to upload files today, and/or that your re-take will go smoothly … but … ignoring that minor detail … … on the face of it, and on the basis of what we know right now, whatever your score is...
