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STATS from the 2018 AP Biology test!
1. AP Biology FRQ3 (investigating aquatic pollination) best differentiates between students getting 3s & those getting 2s. Students getting 3s are usually earning at least 3 of these 4 points.
2. AP Biology students demonstrated a very strong understanding of species interactions, generally earning high scores on FRQ5 (symbiotic relationship between warblers and cuckoos). 30% of students earned all 4/4 points possible.
3. AP Biology multiple-choice: students generally scored best on questions about Big Idea 4 (interactions) and least well on questions that required use of mathematics, including the grid-ins, where 35% of students scored 0/5 points.
4. The 2018 AP Biology scores: 5: 7.1%; 4: 21.5%; 3: 32.9%; 2: 28.5%; 1: 10%. This year, there were more strong students, and more weak students – fewer in the middle. So all score categories expanded, in comparison to 2017, except 3s.
1. AP Biology FRQ3 (investigating aquatic pollination) best differentiates between students getting 3s & those getting 2s. Students getting 3s are usually earning at least 3 of these 4 points.
2. AP Biology students demonstrated a very strong understanding of species interactions, generally earning high scores on FRQ5 (symbiotic relationship between warblers and cuckoos). 30% of students earned all 4/4 points possible.
3. AP Biology multiple-choice: students generally scored best on questions about Big Idea 4 (interactions) and least well on questions that required use of mathematics, including the grid-ins, where 35% of students scored 0/5 points.
4. The 2018 AP Biology scores: 5: 7.1%; 4: 21.5%; 3: 32.9%; 2: 28.5%; 1: 10%. This year, there were more strong students, and more weak students – fewer in the middle. So all score categories expanded, in comparison to 2017, except 3s.
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Introduction to Advanced Placement Biology
“First-rate men and women will not and cannot work under conditions fixed by those who are afraid of ideas” ~Henry Steele Commager, 1991
This course is designed to be the equivalent of a college introductory biology course for first year biology majors. The AP course differs significantly from the general high school biology course with respect to the denseness of content, the range and depth of topics explored, the laboratory experiences required, and the time and effort demands on the AP student. AP Biology aims to provide students with the conceptual framework, factual knowledge, and analytical skill necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing science of biology. This course is designed to provide the student with an introduction to biological concepts such as, cell structure, genetics, classification, and human body systems. Advanced concepts in cellular and molecular biology, genetics and heredity, botany, anatomy and physiology, evolution, and ecology will be examined. Considerable use is made of laboratory activities, and students will be required to maintain and regularly submit an AP Biology lab notebook, a Biointeractive Learning Log, and a culminating Individualized Research Project (IRP) to be conducted after the AP Biology Exam in May. College Board guidelines are followed in shaping the course (Please visit http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_bio.html for more information about the College Board. A strong background in math (especially Algebra) is helpful and Chemistry is highly recommended.
Here are a few things that you will need to be able to access for this class:
All about BILLS:
Documents you will need to print to prepare your BILL before the first day of school....
Click HERE and follow the instructions!
Why BILLS?
Why you should color code your BILL
Other things you might find helpful...
To access the AP Biology Syllabus, click here: APB Syllabus 2020-21
To access the AP Biology Summer Assignment, click here: APB Summer Assignment
To access the AP Biology Labs individually, click here: APB Labs
To access theHHMI Biostatistics Guide, click here: HHMI Biostatistics Guide
A Statistics Primer can be accessed HERE for review of important descriptive and inferential statistical tests.
"Doing Biology" Resource can be accessed HERE!
“First-rate men and women will not and cannot work under conditions fixed by those who are afraid of ideas” ~Henry Steele Commager, 1991
This course is designed to be the equivalent of a college introductory biology course for first year biology majors. The AP course differs significantly from the general high school biology course with respect to the denseness of content, the range and depth of topics explored, the laboratory experiences required, and the time and effort demands on the AP student. AP Biology aims to provide students with the conceptual framework, factual knowledge, and analytical skill necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing science of biology. This course is designed to provide the student with an introduction to biological concepts such as, cell structure, genetics, classification, and human body systems. Advanced concepts in cellular and molecular biology, genetics and heredity, botany, anatomy and physiology, evolution, and ecology will be examined. Considerable use is made of laboratory activities, and students will be required to maintain and regularly submit an AP Biology lab notebook, a Biointeractive Learning Log, and a culminating Individualized Research Project (IRP) to be conducted after the AP Biology Exam in May. College Board guidelines are followed in shaping the course (Please visit http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_bio.html for more information about the College Board. A strong background in math (especially Algebra) is helpful and Chemistry is highly recommended.
Here are a few things that you will need to be able to access for this class:
All about BILLS:
Documents you will need to print to prepare your BILL before the first day of school....
Click HERE and follow the instructions!
Why BILLS?
Why you should color code your BILL
Other things you might find helpful...
To access the AP Biology Syllabus, click here: APB Syllabus 2020-21
To access the AP Biology Summer Assignment, click here: APB Summer Assignment
To access the AP Biology Labs individually, click here: APB Labs
To access theHHMI Biostatistics Guide, click here: HHMI Biostatistics Guide
A Statistics Primer can be accessed HERE for review of important descriptive and inferential statistical tests.
"Doing Biology" Resource can be accessed HERE!
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