This will allow schools to “mix and match,” Packer says, explaining that a school could spread students testing in-person for AP Calculus across all three dates to allow for social distancing, or could have all in-person test-takers sit for the exam on a single date. Students who are still learning remotely can take the digital exam at home, which will be full-length (three to four hours, instead of 45 minutes, as was the case last year) and virtually the same as the handwritten version.Īlso unlike last year, in which each subject test was offered at the same time and date worldwide to avoid answer-sharing, the College Board is offering three test sessions for each subject, from early May to mid-June. Students who attend a school that is open for in-person instruction may take a traditional paper-and-pencil AP exam with a proctor-the same way students did before the pandemic-or opt for the digital version. The goal is to meet students where they are by allowing them to test where and when it’s convenient. This year, the College Board, having learned from those experiences, is announcing more changes in an effort to provide “unprecedented flexibility” in the age of pandemic-era testing, says Trevor Packer, a senior vice president at the nonprofit who leads the AP program. The result was an open book, open note, abbreviated at-home exam, using whatever device a student had available.
Last spring, the College Board, which oversees the AP program, redesigned the exam to accommodate a new reality of shuttered schools, disrupted learning and students with varying degrees of connectivity. That format held for decades, but ultimately could not withstand the challenges posed by a global pandemic.
Since the Advanced Placement (AP) program began in the 1950s, tens of millions of students have taken their exams in school, with paper and pencil, over the course of several hours.
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