The College Board recently announced that they will stop deducting points on AP exams for missed multiple choice questions, read about the policy change here. Beginning in May 2011, students will receive 1 point for each correct answer and 0 points for incorrect answer. Here’s the new policy from the College Board’s website: Beginning with [...]
Aug
17
2010
17
2010
Feb
17
2010
17
2010
Revision of the AP Program, Good or Bad?
I recently read an article in the Washington Post by Jay Matthews, New, deeper AP Program, that discusses the College Board’s plan to revise several AP curriculum. Here’s a quote from the article. The revised AP courses, beginning with biology, will put more emphasis on conceptual understanding and cut back on memorizing content, the designers [...]
Jan
6
2010
6
2010
Do Advanced Placement Courses Serve Students Well?
A couple of weeks ago there was an article in the New York Time’s Room for Debate, “The Advanced Placement Juggernaut ” questioning the value of AP courses. It is an interesting read as it presents views from various “professionals” and had a huge number or reader comments. The heart of the matter is that AP [...]
Oct
13
2009
13
2009
Answers from the president of the College Board Part II
I am greatly entertained with many of the comments on The Choice’s – Guidance Office series of Questions and Answers with Gaston Caperton, president of the College Board. It is clear that there are many who have an axe to grind with the College Board. I guess this makes sense as the College Board is deeply intertwined [...]
Oct
7
2009
7
2009
Ask Gaston Caperton, President of the College Board, a question
The “Guidance Office”, a feature of the “New York Times”, is taking questions for Mr. Caperton to answer during next weeks series. This week in the Guidance Office, The Choice is seeking reader questions for Gaston Caperton, who has been president of the College Board since 1999. The board is the nonprofit association of 5,000 [...]