It’s getting easier to pass high school Advanced Placement (AP) tests. The tests — which have long been seen as a boost to help students get into college — have seen changes in recent years, which have caused scores to see an uptick across the board.
The College Board, which makes the tests, updated its scoring model by replacing a panel of human experts with a large-scale data analysis. The changes have led to hundreds of thousands more students getting a passing score on AP U.S. history, European history, government and politics, and chemistry exams.
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The tests are graded on a scale of 1-5, with a 3 or higher considered passing.
The number of passing students could go up again in 2025. The College Board said it is still recalibrating other subjects, including AP English Language and Composition, which is taken by half a million students every year.
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
IT’S GETTING EASIER TO PASS HIGH SCHOOL ADVANCED PLACEMENTS TESTS.
THE TESTS – WHICH HAVE LONG BEEN SEEN AS A BOOST TO HELP STUDENTS GET INTO COLLEGE – HAVE SEEN CHANGES IN RECENT YEARS… WHICH HAVE CAUSED SCORES TO SEE AN UPTICK ACROSS THE BOARD.
THE TESTS’ MAKER UPDATED ITS SCORING MODEL… BY REPLACING A PANEL OF HUMAN EXPERTS – WITH A LARGE-SCALE DATA ANALYSIS.
THAT’S LED TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS MORE STUDENTS GETTING A PASSING SCORE ON A-P U-S HISTORY, EUROPEAN HISTORY, GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS, AND CHEMISTRY TESTS.
THE TESTS ARE GRADED ON A 1 TO 5 SCALE… WITH A 3 OR HIGHER CONSIDERED PASSING.
AND THE NUMBER OF PASSING STUDENTS COULD GO UP AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
THE COLLEGE BOARD SAYS IT’S RECALIBRATING OTHER SUBJECTS STILL… INCLUDING A-P ENGLISH LANGUAGE – WHICH IS TAKEN BY HALF A MILLION STUDENTS EVERY YEAR.
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