AP Biology 1999 Practice Exam Corrected Scoring Sheet - Revised Multiple-Choice Score Range

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Instructional scoring guidance for the AP Biology 1999 Released Exam clarifies how the multiple-choice section is scored after the May 2011 change: total points reflect correct answers, with no deductions for incorrect responses and no points for unanswered items. It explains that Table 4.4 revised score ranges while keeping the same percentages, and provides a mapping from weighted Section I scores to the most likely AP score. It also reiterates which part of the composite-score process changed, pointing to a full explanation in the printed book.

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Multiple-Choice Scoring Change Since 2011

Revised Table 4.4 Score Ranges

Converting Weighted Section I Score to AP Score

What Remains Unchanged in AP Score Determination

Please use the following in place of the scoring worksheet found on page 96 in the AP 1999 Biology Released Exam. The worksheet found within the printed book itself should not be used because beginning with the May 2011 administration of AP Exams, the method for scoring the multiple-choice section has changed. Beginning in 2011, total scores on the multiple-choice section are based on the number of questions answered correctly. Points are no longer deducted for incorrect answers and, as always, no points are awarded for unanswered questions. Due to the changes in multiple-choice scoring, the range of scores in Table 4.4 have changed, though the percentages remain the same. Please find the revised range of multiple-choice scores in the table below. For a given range of multiple-choice scores, this table shows the percentage of students receiving each AP score. If you have calculated the multiple-choice score (Weighted Section I Score) by using the formula shown in Table 4.2, you can use this table to figure out the most likely score that the student would receive based only on that multiple-choice score. | Multiple-Choice Score | AP Score | | | | | Total | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | 82 to 90 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.4% | 87.5% | 18.5% | | 68 to 81 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.1% | 71.7% | 15.2% | 21.9% | | 54 to 69 | 0.0% | 11.7% | 71.6% | 16.6% | 0.1% | 24.5% | | 40 to 53 | 6.9% | 78.9% | 14.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 21.7% | | 0 to 39 | 86.3% | 13.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.4% | | Total | 13. 1% | 21.8% | 23.5% | 22.1% | 19.6% | 100.0% | The information on how AP scores are determined have remained largely unchanged. The only portion that has changed is step one, described on page 95 , which indicates how the score on Section I is calculated. Points are not deducted for incorrect answers in the multiple-choice section. The maximum possible weighted score on Section I is 90 points, and it accounts for 60 percent of the maximum possible composite score. NOTE: Please refer to the printed book for a full explanation of how AP scores are determined, including a detailed description of all the steps in the process of calculating the composite score and converting it to an AP score.

FAQs

What changed in AP multiple-choice scoring starting with the May 2011 administration?

Total multiple-choice section scores are based on the number of correctly answered questions. Points are no longer deducted for incorrect answers, and unanswered questions still earn no points.

How should Table 4.4 be used for multiple-choice scoring?

For a given range of multiple-choice scores, the table shows the percentage of students receiving each AP score. After calculating the Weighted Section I Score using the formula in Table 4.2, the table helps determine the most likely AP score based on that weighted score.

What part of the AP score determination process changed, and what stayed largely the same?

The method for scoring multiple-choice totals changed as described, and the only portion that changed in the AP-score determination is step one on page 95. The rest of the information on how AP scores are determined remained largely unchanged.

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