Advanced Placement PSYCHOLOGY with Mr. Duez
Post AP Test - The last 2 weeks
WEEK AT A GLANCE:
MON 5/17: DO NOW - 2021 AP Psych FRQ - Set 1 - Question #1 - answer on Schoology.
DIGITAL AP PSYCHOLOGY EXAM AT 12 PM EST - Use Review Tab on website to prepare, email any questions to Mr. Duez
TUE 5/18: DO NOW - 2021 AP Psych FRQ - Set 1 - Question #2 - answer on Schoology.
DIGITAL AP PSYCHOLOGY EXAM AT 12 PM EST - Use Review Tab on website to prepare, email any questions to Mr. Duez
WED 5/19: DO NOW - 2021 AP Psych FRQ - Set 2 - Question #1 - answer on Schoology.
DIGITAL AP PSYCHOLOGY EXAM AT 12 PM EST- Use Review Tab on website to prepare, email any questions to Mr. Duez
THU 5/20: DO NOW - 2021 AP Psych FRQ - Set 2- Question #2 - answer on Schoology.
Discuss the FRQ Questions from the AP Psych Test from last week - these are released questions and they will help those who are waiting to take the digital exam. Students can practice these and be prepared.Discuss "A Beautiful Mind" and reflect on it's lessons and the lessons of this course.
DIGITAL AP PSYCHOLOGY EXAM AT 12 PM EST- Use Review Tab on website to prepare, email any questions to Mr. Duez
FRI 5/21: DO NOW - How will you prepare for the final summative test? What is your plan? Will you take it & attempt to replace your lowest grade? Or are you going to take the zero?
ASSIGNMENTS:
5/20 12PM - DIGITAL AP PSYCHOLOGY EXAM AT 12 PM EST
5/26 & 5/27: Prepare for the final Summative Assessment. See the email from the district below to understand how that will be done.
High School courses will have summative tests, not finals
Humble ISD is adjusting its high school grading procedures for the spring 2021 semester, as was done in the fall 2020 semester, due to the impact of COVID-19 and students’ varying circumstances and learning environments.
Instead of taking final exams that count as 20 percent of the semester average in each course, students in high school courses will take summative tests during the week of May 24-28 that allow students an opportunity to improve their grade in each course. The summative grade that students earn will replace the student’s lowest summative grade in the fourth nine weeks.
“We believe that teachers, students, and families will benefit from these procedures because students’ grades can only improve in this situation. It provides flexibility for students and families who have made many adjustments due to COVID-19. Students will not have to take a high-stakes final exam with a major impact on their semester grade,” Trey Kraemer, Assistant Superintendent for High Schools, said. “Students will have the opportunity to improve their fourth nine-weeks’ average. The score on this test will replace the lowest summative grade the student earned during the fourth nine-weeks grading period”.
The semester grade will be the average of the third nine-weeks grade and the fourth nine-weeks grade. Semester grades are recorded on the report card and transcript and used to determine class rank.
Teachers will have flexibility in the type of assessment they offer. High schools will adjust their bell schedule during the last week of the semester for the summative tests. High schools will have early release on Thursday, May 27, and Friday, May 28, as shown on the 2020-2021 calendar.
Exam exemptions will not be a factor this semester because there will not be semester exams. If a student does not take the last summative and receives a 0, the 0 can be dropped as the lowest summative grade.
The grading procedures only affects Humble ISD high school credit courses. Students enrolled in college credit courses will adhere to the grading procedures of Lone Star College or the University of Texas OnRamps.
As always, please reach out to your child’s teacher or counselor if you have questions about your child’s academic progress.
Example of Grading Procedure Change:
2019 Spring Semester Grading Procedure (Final Exam)
Third Nine Weeks Grade: 86; Fourth Nine Weeks Grade: 94
Nine Weeks Average: 86 + 94 = 180/2 = 90, Final Exam: 80
Semester Grade is 80 percent of the Nine Weeks’ Average plus 20 percent of Final Exam
80 percent of Nine Weeks Average Grade: 90 X .80 = 72
20 percent of Final Exam: 80 X .20 = 16
Semester Grade: 72 + 16 = 88
2021 Spring Semester Grading Procedure (No Final Exam)
Third Nine Weeks Grade: 86, Fourth Nine Weeks Grade: 94*
Nine Weeks Average: 86 + 94 = 180/2 = 90
Semester Grade: 90
*Lowest summative grade in the fourth nine weeks will be dropped from the nine-week average.