Thread by @marcolearning

1: What is the future of the AP program? Live updates about #APExams from @AP_Trevor at the grande finale of #Mosaic2021 / THREAD

2: The #Mosaic2021 conference has been a summer-long project of free professional development hosted by a team of #APLang and #APLit teachers from around the country, including @susangbarber, @BrandonAbdon, and many others!

3: Demographic data indicates that there has never been better access for non-white students to the AP program at their schools.

4: More data on AP exam demographics:

5: @AP_Trevor acknowledges areas for improvement for the AP program: “The AP program supports fully #BlackLivesMatter, and we can do better.” #Mosaic2021

6: Some sample prompts in AP Classroom need to be revised so that they are not so "confounding" to #APLit students. "I'm sorry, we need to do better."

7: @AP_Trevor shows data that indicates that “the standards being set for 3, 4, or 5 are much too stringent.” Students who earned a 3 on AP English Language Exam are doing better than students who earned a C, C+, or B- in college English courses. #Mosaic2021

@AP_Trevor 8: The implication is that next year's #APLang and #APLit Exams will be adjusted "psychometrically" to reflect this gap. In other words, it will be easier to get a higher AP score next year on these #APEnglish Exams.

9: More areas for improvement in the AP program according to @AP_Trevor from @APforStudents at #Mosaic2021

10: The quality of dual enrollment can vary, even more so than in the AP program. For example, a study in Florida showed that half of dual enrollment students could not earn a 3 or higher on AP English Exams. #Mosaic2021

11: Internally, there is a debate at @CollegeBoard about the future of portfolios in AP Exams. Should more exams be like #APSeminar, which have no multiple-choice questions? Should there be more project-based learning in AP?

12: Would plagiarism undermine the AP program if there were more portfolio exams? Would teachers lose flexibility? Would “at-risk students” fail early in the portfolio exam courses?
#Mosaic2021

13: @AP_Trevor: "I don't feel any competition with @iborganization." The IB's diploma program is very different from the subject-specific approach of the AP program.

14: "There big equity differences" between the AP program and IB program @AP_Trevor #Mosaic2021

15: On the 2021 #APExams, some students who took the paper AP Exams had the exact same questions as one version of the digital AP Exams. This was done to allow for psychometric comparisons. In #APLang, the digital AP Exam was easier. In #APLit, there was no difference.

16: According to @AP_Trevor, there will be some “limited opportunities” for online testing in 2022. More information coming later. #Mosaic2021

17: Overall, the #Mosaic2021 conference was a soaring success for the #APLit and #APLang communities! / END OF THREAD