It’s that time of year when teachers have done all they can do to help students get ready for the AP tests, and now it’s all up to the students.
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AP testing is something that can be very scary for students. But with all 11 AP teachers here at TJ preparing the students all year long, the tests seem a little less frightening. There are many tools to help the students practice for AP Testing.
“We completed content last Friday (from the book), so now we have a week to review. We are spending a few days with on-line quizzes,” said Linda Estlund, the AP Psychology teacher here at TJ. Also, the AP Psych class is going to be doing vocabulary drills and a few AP practice tests.
“We had a study group on Saturday from noon to 2 pm. Also, a lot of the students had study groups outside of school, on their own time. Also we had a lot of review packets,” said Jon Poole, AP U.S. Government teacher.
“During the class period we are reviewing all topics and I am giving the students practice problems and old AP questions to work through,” said Aimee Witulski, the AP Calculus teacher. She also added that there are study sessions that are either with a specific topic, or some are open for any questions.
Nelson Vore, TJ’s AP Physics teacher, has been having the students practice for the AP Physics test since TJ got back from spring break. “In AP physics we had finished the entire course curriculum by spring break. The main way we are getting ready for the big day is to practice doing old AP tests for the entire month of April,” he said. Also, with most of the students having taken more than ten AP practice tests before they take the finally test, the students will have had a lot of practice.
“For AP Human Geography we are giving review packets and practicing multiple-choice exams for the students to complete. We will also be reviewing released constructed responses from last year’s exam, in order to assist the students in furthering their understanding of writing for the exam,” said Rachel Stutzman who, along with Marsy Robben, teaches AP Human Geography. Also, to add a fun twist to the review for the AP test, Stutzman and Robben are having their students play review games to help them learn the major concepts for the course.
Edwina Herbert, the AP Music Theory teacher said, “We have been doing practice problems and listening, in order to prepare for the audio portions of the AP Music Theory exam. The exam is based in large part on aural examples and analyzing their musical content. We are also holding after-school study sessions.”
Following is the schedule for all TJ AP testing:
May 3rd– AP Government
May 5th – AP Calculus
May 6th– AP Literture
May 7th-AP U.S. History
May 10th– AP Biology
May 10th-AP Music Theory
May 10th-Physics
May 11th– AP Psychology
May 12th– AP Language
May 13th – AP World History
May 14th – AP Human Geography
