Anonymous wrote:The College Board checks to see what other links are on your computer aside from the AP one.

There is also a camera to see if anyone is giving you assistance.

Good luck all.

Are cameras required for students?

The College Board checks to see what other links are on your computer aside from the AP one.

There is also a camera to see if anyone is giving you assistance.

Good luck all.

Anonymous wrote:I'd be ok if they had webcame and audio recording but if they haven't mentioned that yet, then it's not happening.

One of dd's teachers said that they plan to send the AP teacher a copy of the test to see if they can spot red flag. Don't know how many teachers would do this but it wouldn't be systematic-- what do they do if a kid slacked off all year but studied the month before and did better than expected?

It would work, though, if they actually had the camera/audio going... each teacher could do the proctoring for their own students...

I'm an AP teacher and this is true. I can absolutely recognize the writing style of each student, so I will know if someone else has written the essay.

That being said, the new "exam" is absurd, and it makes a mockery of the course. For my class, the "exam" only assesses a small fraction of the material one is supposed to learn for this course.

What should College Board do, you say? There is no good solution here, but harvesting money from parents in exchange for taking these "exams" is not the best of the bad choices. The IBO has cancelled all IB exams and is asking teachers to establish grades based on work students have already submitted. While not ideal, this is much fairer than what College Board is doing.

I doubt college admissions counsellors will take the new "exam" results very seriously. I am guessing that colleges will still give credit for the new "exam" results, but nobody who is actually involved will feel good about it.

Anonymous wrote:Better to take than not. I want DC to get credit for the work which is still continuing and can save money at college. I think it will be harder to score well on the shorter exam, though better a 1 with integrity. Let the cheaters live with it.

Good for you! My friend's son sailed through college in three years thanks partially to AP tests in HS. He's now going for a MS (incredible scholarship) to an Ivy.

Better to take than not. I want DC to get credit for the work which is still continuing and can save money at college. I think it will be harder to score well on the shorter exam, though better a 1 with integrity. Let the cheaters live with it.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t know. But online AP exam idea is ridiculous!

So, what do you think the College Board should do instead?

You don’t take it at all

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Anonymous wrote:I assume they're charging the same ridiculous fee for the abbreviated test?

The fee is nuts. A private company controlling these exams has no place in public schools. I live in an area where there are kids who take 6+ ap classes but don’t take any exams. They can’t afford to

Not sure that you are accurate. There are fee waivers for legitimate financial needs. But no one should be taking "6+ AP classes" in a given year.

Anonymous wrote:I assume they're charging the same ridiculous fee for the abbreviated test?

The fee is nuts. A private company controlling these exams has no place in public schools. I live in an area where there are kids who take 6+ ap classes but don’t take any exams. They can’t afford to

I assume they're charging the same ridiculous fee for the abbreviated test?

The value of AP, if there is one, is the class. This just points out how meaningless the tests and the credit really are. College’s have no problem accepting these scores, because they don’t think much of AP.

Anonymous wrote:There is tracking and camera. They will be using key logger and other software.

Wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:How does somebody else's kid cheating affect you?

Look into how the College Board assigns scores for AP test results.

Who cares... seriously why do you care?

Anonymous wrote:I've taught AP. My daughter is taking two AP courses now. She will NOT be taking these abbreviated 45-min. tests.

It's a joke.

Idiot

I've taught AP. My daughter is taking two AP courses now. She will NOT be taking these abbreviated 45-min. tests.

It's a joke.

It is open book exam.