众所周知,2020年受COVID-19的影响,大学理事会(College Board)在三月中旬时发布消息称一年一度的Advance Placement Exam将全新改革,不仅将其变化为45分钟的线上考试,考纲也做出了适当删减,至于具体的考试时间及考试细节将于4月3日发出。近日,AP官方宣布确认开卷考试,跟随锦秋小编来了解一下吧!
官方突然宣布AP确认开卷考试
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通知显示:
AP考试将采取开卷的形式,就像正常的大学考试采取开卷一样。
学生将收到考试密钥,密钥将通过AP教室或者电子邮件发送给学生。
今年AP考试的其他注意事项
1.考试改为线上考,时间为45分钟;
2.考试范围缩小;
3.各大学支持该做法,不影响未来用AP抵换学分;
4.学生可以通过电脑、平板、智能手机考试,手写拍照亦可;
5.官方承诺会帮助低收入和乡村学生获得必要考试设备;
6.将使用各种技术防止作弊。
考试形式变动
首先在确定了考试不会取消后,CB官方宣布线下面对面考试将不会进行,考试改为线上考,时间缩短为45分钟。
这里还有一点要注意的就是,每个AP科目官方将会提供两个考试日期供考生选择,时间一早一晚,具体详情会在4.3号公布。
考试范围&考纲变化
AP Art History
保留部分:
Unit 1: Global Prehistory, 30,000–500 bce ~4%
Unit 2: Ancient Mediterranean, 3500 bce–300 ce ~15%
Unit 3: Early Europe and Colonial Americas, 200–1750 ce ~21%
Unit 4: Later Europe and Americas, 1750–1980 ce ~21%
Unit 5: Indigenous Americas, 1000 bce–1980 ce ~6%
Unit 6: Africa, 1100–1980 ce ~6%
删除部分:
Unit 7: West and Central Asia, 500 bce–1980 ce ~4%
Unit 8: South, East, and Southeast Asia, 300 bce–1980 ce ~8%
Unit 9: The Pacific, 700–1980 ce ~4%
Unit 10: Global Contemporary, 1980 ce to Present ~11%
AP Calculus AB
保留部分:
Unit 1: Limits and Continuity 10–12%
Unit 2: Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties 10–12%
Unit 3: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions 9–13%
Unit 4: Contextual Applications of Differentiation 10–15%
Unit 5: Analytical Applications of Differentiation 15–18%
Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change 17–20%
Unit 7: Differential Equations 6–12%
删除部分:
Unit 8: Applications of Integration 10–15%
AP Calculus BC
保留部分:
Unit 1: Limits and Continuity 4–7%
Unit 2: Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties 4–7%
Unit 3: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions 4–7%
Unit 4: Contextual Applications of Differentiation 6–9%
Unit 5: Analytical Applications of Differentiation 8–11%
Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change 17–20%
Unit 7: Differential Equations 6–9%
Unit 8: Applications of Integration 6–9%
Unit 10:17-18%
10.2 Working with Geometric Series;
10.5 Harmonic Series and p-Series;
10.7 Alternating Series Test for Convergence;
10.8 Ratio Test for Convergence;
10.11 Finding Taylor Polynomial Approximations of Functions
删除部分:
Unit 9: Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Vector-Valued 11–12%
Unit 10: Infinite Sequences and Series 17–18%
AP Biology
保留部分:
Unit 1: Chemistry of Life 8–11%
Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function 10–13%
Unit 3: Cellular Energetics 12–16%
Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle 10–15%
Unit 5: Heredity 8–11%
Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation 12–16%
删除部分:
Unit 7: Natural Selection 13–20%
Unit 8: Ecology 10–15%
AP Chemistry
保留部分:
Unit 1: Atomic Structure and Properties 7–9%
Unit 2: Molecular and Ionic Compound Structure and Properties 7–9%
Unit 3: Intermolecular Forces and Properties 18–22%
Unit 4: Chemical Reactions 7–9%
Unit 5: Kinetics 7–9%
Unit 6: Thermodynamics 7–9%Unit 7: Equilibrium 7–9%
删除部分:
Unit 8: Acids and Bases 11–15%
Unit 9: Applications of Thermodynamics 7–9%
AP Computer Science A
保留部分:
Unit 1: Primitive Types 2.5–5%
Unit 2: Using Objects 5–7.5%
Unit 3: Boolean Expressions and if Statements 15–17.5%
Unit 4: Iteration 17.5–22.5%Unit 5: Writing Classes 5–7.5%
Unit 6: Array 10–15%
Unit 7: ArrayList 2.5–7.5%
删除部分:
Unit 8: 2D Array 7.5–10%
Unit 9: Inheritance 5–10%
Unit 10: Recursion 5–7.5%
AP Economics - Macro
保留部分:
Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts5–10%
Unit 2: Economic Indicators and the Business Cycle12–17%
Unit 3: National Income and Price Determination17–27%
Unit 4: Financial Sector18–23%
Unit 5: Long-Run Consequences of Stabilization Policies20–30%
删除部分:
Unit 6: Open Economy—International Trade and Finance 10–13%
AP Economics - Micro
保留部分:
Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts 12–15%
Unit 2: Supply and Demand 20–25%
Unit 3: Production, Cost, and the Perfect Competition Model 22–25%
Unit 4: Imperfect Competition 15–22%
Unit 5: Factor Markets 10–13%
删除部分:
Unit 6: Market Failure and the Role of Government 8–13
AP English Literature and Composition
保留部分:
Unit 1: Short Fiction I
Unit 2: Poetry I
Unit 3: Longer Fiction or Drama I
Unit 4: Short Fiction II
Unit 5: Poetry II
Unit 6: Longer Fiction or Drama I
Unit 7: Short Fiction III
删除部分:
Unit 8: Poetry III
Unit 9: Longer Fiction or Drama III
AP Environmental Science
保留部分:
Unit 1: The Living World: Ecosystems 6–8%
Unit 2: The Living World: Biodiversity 6–8%
Unit 3: Populations 10–15%
Unit 4: Earth Systems and Resources 10–15%
Unit 5: Land and Water Use 10–15%
Unit 6: Energy Resources and Consumption 10–15%
Unit 7: Atmospheric Pollution 7–10%
删除部分:
Unit 8: Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution 7–10%
Unit 9: Global Change 15–20%
AP European History
保留部分:
Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration c. 1450 – c. 1648 10–15%
Unit 2: Age of Reformation c. 1450 – c. 1648 10–15%
Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism c. 1648 – c.1815 10–15%
Unit 4: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments c. 1648 – c.1815 10–15%
Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century c. 1648 – c.1815 10–15%
Unit 6: Industrialization and Its Effects c. 1815 – c. 191410–15%
Unit 7: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments c. 1815 – c. 1914 10–15%
删除部分:
Unit 8: 20th-Century Global Conflicts c. 1914 – present 10–15%
Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe c. 1914 – present 10–15%
AP French Language and Culture
保留部分:
Unit 1: Families in Different Societies
Unit 2: The Influence of Language and Culture on Identity
Unit 3: Influences of Beauty and Art
Unit 4: How Science and Technology Affect Our Lives
删除部分:
Unit 5: Factors That Impact the Quality of Life
Unit 6: Environmental, Political, and Societal Challenges
AP Government and Politics: Comparative
保留部分:
Unit 1: Political Systems, Regimes, and Governments 18–27%
Unit 2: Political Institutions 22–33%
Unit 3: Political Culture and Participation 11–18%
删除部分:
Unit 4: Party and Electoral Systems and Citizen Organizations 13–18%
Unit 5: Political and Economic Changes and Development 16–24%
AP Government and Politics: U.S.
保留部分:
Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy 15–22%
Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government 25–36%
Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights 13–18%
删除部分:
Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs 10–15%
Unit 5: Political Participation 20–27%
AP Human Geography
保留部分:
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically 8–10%
Unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes 12–17%
Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes 12–17%
Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes 12–17%
Unit 5: Agriculture and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes 12–17%
删除部分:
Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes 12–17%
Unit 7: Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes 12–17%
从以上的删减内容我们可以看出,从内容上来说,明显是少了一些,但其难度是否降低尚未可知;即便难度降低,从CollegeBoard考核学科能力来看,推算Curve的要求可能会更严格,正确率的标准会更高。
因此,面对坚挺硬核的AP考试,我们该做的就是复习好每一步,合理安排时间,做好充分地准备。
FRQ具体详情
在官宣的详情中,大家较为关心的当属Free Response Question问题了,CB也考虑到这一问题,官方指出,剩下的内容包括具体的Schedule和FRQ types诸如此类的考试细节,都将会在4月3日之前更新,让大家对于考试有所准备。
关于作弊问题
关于这个问题,CB在说明中表示,题目是提前设计好的,意思是尽可能保证在试题设计上不出现作弊的可能,除此之外还会使用一系列包括抄袭检测软件等技术来保证考试的公平公正。
总之是会秉承公正公平的原则,避免一些可能出现的作弊情况。其实这样不是AP次在家线上考试了,CB也有提到AP计算机科学原理和AP Capstone课程考试作为AP的一部分,已经多次给家庭考试打分。
官方有着充足的经验来解决作弊的问题,所以希望同学们端正考试态度认真备考,不要动歪脑筋。
不过即使有这样的说明和表态,但由于CB并没有给出具体的细节,很多同学还是对本次考试的公平性持怀疑态度,至于具体该如何操作,我们现在只能脑补一下,还是等到4月3日看CB宣布的更多细节吧!
考试免费取消
为确定今年AP是否如期举行,CB考查了18000名考生的意见,只有9%左右的考生希望取消本次考试,最终决定考试不取消。
但对于那些想取消考试的同学,可以等到考试临近日期的时候再决定,因为CB官方也有提到考试是可以随时免费取消的。
为了更好地应对此次AP考试的变化,CB也为大家贴心地开放了部分免费课程。而中国考区是否也适用于这一CB官宣的在家考方式,经过多方确认,得到的最终确认结果是:
CB官方人员确认全球考生无论是否是国际学校考生来自哪里将都可以进行有效的在家考试。
所以,当下最该做的还是要继续认真复习,面对考试范围缩小,竞争加强的情况,更要有着完整系统的复习计划,才能保证自己拿到优异的成绩。
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