<p> Courtney Mayer Winston Churchill High School San Antonio, Texas [email protected]</p><p>AP Environmental Science – Review of 2007 Exam</p><p>Trends in Recent AP Environmental Exams (Data is from College Board’s AP Instructional Planning Reports for 2005, 2006, & 2007)</p><p>Overall Grade Distributions</p><p>AP 1 2 3 4 5 No Possibly Qualified Well Grade Recommen- Extremely dation Qualified Qualified Well Qualified 2005 Global 30.8% 17.9% 18.9% 23.3% 9.1% % Studen2006 Globalts 32.4% 17.5% 19.2% 21.8% 9.0% % Studen2007 Globalts 31.2% 17.6% 17.9% 22.9% 10.4% % Studen ts</p><p>Courtney Mayer Winston Churchill High School San Antonio, Texas [email protected]</p><p>AP Environmental Science – Review of 2007 Exam</p><p>Trends in Recent AP Environmental Science Exams (Data is from College Board’s AP Instructional Planning Reports for 2007)</p><p>Multiple Choice - # Questions Per Content Area (all figures rounded to the nearest 1/10th)</p><p>Content Area w/ (% 2007 # Questions According to Course ne) I. Earth Systems and 13 Resources (10-15%) (% of Total) II. The Living World (10- 11 15%)</p><p>III. Population (10-15%) 14 </p><p>IV. Land and Water Use 13 (15 – 20%)</p><p>V. Energy Resources and 14 Consumption (10-15%) VI. Pollution 25 (25-30%)</p><p>VII. Global Change 10 (10 – 15%)</p><p>SECTION SUMMARY 100 (100%)</p><p>Courtney Mayer Winston Churchill High School San Antonio, Texas [email protected] AP Environmental Science – Review of 2007 Exam</p><p>Trends in Recent AP Environmental Science Exams</p><p>(Data is from College Board’s AP Instructional Planning Reports for 2007)</p><p>Performance on Multiple Choice (all figures rounded to the nearest 1/10th)</p><p>Content Area w/ (% Global Mean Correct / According to Course # Questions Outline) (% Correct)</p><p>I. Earth Systems and Resources 5.9/13 (10-15%) (45% correct)</p><p>II. The Living World 5.3/11 (10-15%) 48% correct</p><p>III. Population (10- 15%) 6.7/14 48% correct</p><p>IV. Land and Water Use 6.3/13 (15 – 20%) (48% correct)</p><p>V. Energy Resources and Consumption 5.5/14 (10-15%) (39% correct)</p><p>VI. Pollution 9.7/25 (25-30%) (39% correct)</p><p>VII. Global Change (10 – 15%) 3.4/10 (34% correct)</p><p>SECTION 100 Courtney Mayer SUMMARY (100%)Winston Churchill High School San Antonio, Texas [email protected]</p><p>AP Environmental Science – Review of 2007 Exam</p><p>Trends in Recent AP Environmental Science Exams (Data is from College Board’s AP Instructional Planning Reports for 2005, 2006, & 2007)</p><p>2005 Performance on Free Response </p><p>Question/ Max Possible Global Mean Problem</p><p>Global Diseases 10 4.5</p><p>2006 Performance on Free Response Question/Problem Max Possible Global Mean</p><p>Meat and Grain 10 3.5 Photovoltaic 10 4.4 Energy </p><p>CoalGlobal Mining Warming and 1010 3.1 3.1 Reclamation </p><p>ANWRBrownfields and Oil 1010 3.6 5.4</p><p>Fishery Decline 10 3.9</p><p>2007 Performance on Free Response Question/ Max Possible Global Mean Problem</p><p>Sewage 10 4.9 Treatment </p><p>Hot Water 10 5.8 Energy Conservation</p><p>Thinning Ozone 10 3.1</p><p>Urban Heat 10 3.9 Islands</p><p>Consider factors that influence performance (Source: 2006 AP Instructional Planning Report)</p><p> Intentional departures in local course content from AP Course Description o Ex. Emphasis on topics outside of course description, spending more instructional time in certain areas at the expense of others</p><p> Instructional methods o Ex. Different teaching styles, teacher-centered v. learner-centered instruction</p><p> Relative preparation o Ex. Students who practice free response writing outperform those who do not</p><p> Group represents population of students with different characteristics than global population o Ex. Educational background, level of skills, achievement</p>