2004 – 2005 SAT Results & AP
College Placement Test Results
The
juniors and seniors in the Montrose/Olathe schools continue to score above the
state and national levels on the College Board SAT. Beginning in the spring of 2005, a third test
in Writing was offered. State results in
Writing are not available at this time.
Changes to the SAT, beginning March 2005
Writing
·
A new writing section has
been added to the test. Students are asked to write an essay that requires them
to take a position on an issue and use reasoning and examples to support their
position.
·
The essay is similar to
the type of writing required on in-class college essay exams.
·
Multiple-choice questions
measure a student's ability to identify sentence errors, improve sentences, and
improve paragraphs.
Math
·
The new math section
includes topics from third-year college-preparatory math, such as exponential
growth, absolute value, functional notation, and negative and fractional
exponents.
·
Quantitative comparisons
have been eliminated.
Critical Reading
·
The critical reading
section, previously known as the verbal section, includes short and long
reading passages.
·
Analogies have been
eliminated, but sentence-completion questions remain.
Comparing the scores from the
previous SAT to the current SAT
·
The math and critical
reading test scores can be compared to the previous math and verbal scores,
respectively. This is something colleges need for consistency in admissions
requirements. However, the SAT writing section is completely new.
College Board Advanced Placement (AP test) Results 2005
Our
school district offers several Advanced Placement courses. Students who enroll in these course have an
opportunity to take the College Board’s AP tests in the spring. Depending on the college they enter, credit
can be awarded based on the student’s score.
The following results are from the Spring 2005 AP Tests.
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Biology-AP |
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Possible score |
# of each score |
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5 |
1 |
possible score |
# of each score |
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4 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
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3 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
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2 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
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1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
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avg. score |
3.571 |
1 |
0 |
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# of scores |
7 |
avg. score |
2.95 |
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# of scores |
20 |
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Chemistry-AP |
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possible score |
# of each score |
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5 |
3 |
possible score |
# of each score |
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4 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
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3 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
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2 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
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1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
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avg. score |
3.556 |
1 |
1 |
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# of scores |
9 |
avg. score |
3.125 |
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# of scores |
24 |
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Computer Science |
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possible score |
# of each score |
Spanish |
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5 |
0 |
possible score |
# of each score |
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4 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
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3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
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2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
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avg. score |
1.83 |
1 |
0 |
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# of scores |
6 |
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avg. score |
3.5 |
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English Language/Composition |
# of scores |
2 |
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possible score |
# of each score |
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5 |
0 |
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4 |
1 |
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3 |
1 |
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2 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
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avg. score |
2 |
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# of scores |
3.5 |
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