In my previous post on The Summative Assessment, I outlined my APUSH Mock Exams as a means to evaluate student learning. Below is a pie chart that illustrates student performance on the most recent Mock Exam. Fourteen students scored in the "A" range, 26 students in the "B" range, 19 in the "C" range, and 4 student in the "F" range. The average score on this assessment was an 80. Of my 63 APUSH students, 48 of those students are identified as Gifted & Talented. Finally, with no students this year having IEP's or 504 Modifications, so no testing accommodations were necessary.
This particular Mock Exam included three sections: multiple choice questions, short answer questions, and a long essay question. On the individual level, I utilized this data to identify students for remediation and small group sessions that focus on specific skills- ie: thesis paragraph development and focused multiple choice practice. While these focused learning paths are more appropriate for students struggling with certain skills, all students benefit from our whole group debrief of the exam data, including item analysis and corrections.
Moving forward, it is expected that students continue to show improvement in their mock exam score based on the individual and whole group feedback provided. High caliber work and exam scores are an expectation of a college level AP course and students understand this expectation when they sign up for the class. Students also appreciate that the Mock Exams are prognostic of their performance on the National AP Exam in May and maximize the data and differentiated feedback to their advantage.
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