[nabs-l] question about AP testing
Sophie Trist
sweetpeareader at gmail.com
Sat Aug 24 22:00:41 UTC 2013
Same here. I took an AP Economics test in May and received my
scores in July.
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I'm really surprised a lot of people's scores arrived later than
sighted students. I always got mine around the same time as
everybody
else, if not sooner.
Minh
On 8/24/13, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I don't think they intentionally give Braille students a
different
test, but they will often give a Braille copy of the test from a
previous year, I guess because they don't have time to get the
current
year's test transcribed. I would think that by 2013 the
Braille-embossing technology would be good enough to keep this
from
still happening, but apparently it does.
I know that Braille AP scores often come out later than they do
for
sighted students and I'm not sure why that is the case. It's not
a
problem for juniors, but could be for seniors going directly
into
college who need the AP credits to appear on their transcripts
prior
to registration. I experienced problems with class registration
myself
because my AP English credits were applied about a month later
than
everyone else's. I understand folks in the NFB's education
department
have been trying to address this important issue with the
College
Board. If you experience problems registering for college
because your
AP scores were delayed, you should let someone at NFB's national
office know about it.
Best,
Arielle
On 8/24/13, Emily Pennington <emilypennington at fuse.net> wrote:
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
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From: "Miso Kwak" <kwakmiso at aol.com
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Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 12:04 PM
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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
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From: Emily Pennington <emilypennington at fuse.net
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Sent: Fri, Aug 23, 2013 11:46 am
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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
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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
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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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