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AP Biology students achieve an all-time high: in 65 years of AP Biology, this year’s students have earned the highest % of 3+ scores ever, even while teachers have expanded access to 6,000 more students this year.
The 2019 AP Biology scores: 5: 7.1%; 4: 22.1%; 3: 35.4%; 2: 26.7%; 1: 8.7%.
1 student so far this year, out of ~265,000 worldwide, has earned all 120/120 points possible on this year’s AP Biology exam.
AP Biology multiple-choice: students scored exceptionally well on questions about Big Idea 4 (system interactions) and Science Practices 4 (data collection) and 5 (data analysis & evaluation).
To increase the percentage of AP Biology students earning 5s, much more proficiency with Science Practice 2 (use of mathematics) is necessary; the free, new resources, available for teachers to unlock for students from Aug 1 this year, provide great help with this skill.
AP Biology free-response question #2 (investigating protist competition) has five parts; generally, students earning a 3 this year can answer two parts, students earning a 4 can answer three parts, and students earning a 5 can answer four or more parts. apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap19-frq-b…
