[nabs-l] question about AP testing

[Emily Pennington]

Funny you mention the rescoring, Miso; two years after I took the test in 
2011, I also got a letter saying the same thing. Now, I just keep hoping I 
won't get a letter next year about Calculus, saying that I really didn't get 
a 5. LOL.

Emily
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Miso Kwak" <kwakmiso at aol.com>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question about AP testing


>I have taken AP European History exam in 2011.
> My test was in Braille and had different questions compared to my 
> classmates' at school.
> As Emily mentioned some of questions were taken out of the test. If I 
> remember correctly, in the beginning of the test booklet or on the 
> proctor's manual, it states that the elimination of some questions won't 
> be neither advantage nor disadvantage.
> I received my scores later than my classmates but I believe the test was 
> scored fairly.
> A funny thing about my AP Euro exam, however, was that my score got 
> modified 2 years later.
> I did not request anything. A mail just randomly came stating that the 
> College Board found a mistake on grading my multiple choice portion and as 
> a result my score has been changed.
> I have not gone through this process myself, but I know that you can ask 
> College Board to re-score your multiple choice. I believe it costs a fee 
> though.
> According to a friend of mine, they will not re-score your frq. Just 
> multiple choice.
> Best regards
> Miso Kwak
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Emily Pennington <emilypennington at fuse.net>
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Fri, Aug 23, 2013 11:46 am
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question about AP testing
>
> Hi,
> I noticed that, at least with the AP tests I took my senior year, I got 
> the
> makeup additions from the previous year. I received them in Braille, and I
> got extended time.
> Additionally, regarding the AP Euro test, I know my sighted    peers had 
> to
> answer some questions related to maps, or even questions regarding 
> pictures
> of architecture styles from different eras. Those questions were taken out
> of my test, and they didn't count against me. I didn't discover that until
> test day, but that's how it was.
>
> Emily
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Haley Sumner" <haleysumner at sbcglobal.net>
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> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 2:40 PM
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>
>> Hey all.
>> I took the AP economics test and was scored the same way. I received
> the
>> same test as my sighted peers. I will say it was difficult though. Lol
>> Haley
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Aug 23, 2013, at 1:34 PM, Bobbi Pompey <pompey2010 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello, I took the AP US History test. I received the same test and
> year
>>> as everyone and was graded the same way. I did, however, have a
> large
>>> print test and answering sheet. I got extended time as well.
>>>
>>> Bobbi A. L. Pompey
>>> (336) 988-6375
>>> pompey2010 at yahoo.com
>>> http://pompey2050.wix.com/bobbi-pompey
>>>
>>> On Aug 23, 2013, at 11:55 AM, Vejas <alpineimagination at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> I would like to know about your experiences with AP testing,
>>>> specifically about AP European history.  When you took the test,
> did you
>>>> receive the same version as all of your sighted peers, or did you
> get a
>>>> different test from a different year? If you received a different
>>>> version, how were you scored compared to everyone else? If there
> were
>>>> any problems with scoring, how did you address them?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Vejas
>>>>
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