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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the College Board announced the cancellation of several SAT exams scheduled for Spring 2020 as well as the creation of an online at-home AP exam. [10] [11] Online AP examinations were open-note and lasted only 45 minutes. Many students reported issues with the online exams and more than 10,000 students had ...
(Changed for the 2020 exam) [1] 55 multiple choice questions in 60 minutes 50% of score Each question will have 4 options. There will be 2 text-based sources, each one accompanied by 2–2 questions. There will be 3 quantitative sources, each one accompanied by 2–2 questions. 4 free response questions in 90 minutes 50% of score
On April 3, 2020, College Board announced more details in regards to specific AP tests. [5] The updates includes more information on the format and structure of the exam. [6] College Board also put out new testing dates for the AP exams. [7] One major change to the AP exam is that the tests will be completely open-note. [8]
However, in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AP exams were administered remotely as drastically shortened open-note exams, and the exam consisted of a single modified DBQ essay. [ 5 ] Each long essay question on the exam may address any one of three possible historical reasoning processes: patterns of continuity and change, comparison ...
The case study also gives all students taking the AP Computer Science exams with a common experience from which to draw additional test questions. On each of the exams, at least one free-response question was derived from the case study. There were also five multiple-choice questions that are derived from the case study.
The AP World History exam was first administered in 2002. The test underwent a major overhaul for the 2017 exam; however, due to the prodigious number of students that struggled with the free response section, the College Board decided to initiate yet another round of sweeping reform, to be put in effect in May 2018.
The AP exam uses paper and pencil. (With the exception of year 2020, only Create and Explore were tested. In 2021, only Create and the multiple choice section were tested.) [7] It lasts 180 minutes and includes approximately 76 questions. The exam is composed of two sections: 74 Multiple-Choice Questions
Beginning with the May 2011 AP Exam administration, the College Board changed the scoring method of AP Exams. [26] [27] Total scores on the multiple-choice section are now based on the number of questions answered correctly. Points are no longer deducted for incorrect answers and, as was the case before, no points are awarded for unanswered ...