Chapter III: Answersto the 2009AP United States and PoliticsExam Government

I: Multiple Choice Section r SectionI Answer Key and Percent Answering Correctly . Analyzing Your Students'Performanceon the Multiple-ChoiceSection . DiagnosticGuide for the 2009 AP United States Governmentand PoliticsExam SectionII: FreeResponse . Commentsfrom the Chief Reader r ScoringGuidelines, SampleStudentResponses, and Commentary

Section I: Multiple

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Analyzing Your Students' Performance on the Multiple-Choice Section

Ifyou give your studentsthe 2009 exam for practice,you may want to analyzethe resultsto find overall strengthsand of AP United States in their understanding weaknesses Government and Politics.The following diagnostic worksheetswill help you do this. You are permitted to photocopy for completion. them and distributethem to your students L In eachsection,studentsshould insert a checkmark for eachcorrect answer. 2. Add togetherthe total number of correct answersfor eachsection.

3. To comparethe student'snumber of correct answers number correct for for eachsectionwith the average that section,copy the number of correct answersto the "Number Correct" table at the end of the Diagnostic Guide. In addition, under eachitem, the percentof AP students who answeredcorrectly is shown, so students can analyze on individual items.This information will their performance be helpful in decidinghow studentsshould plan their study note that one item may appearin severaldiffertime. Please can crossover differenttopics. asquestions ent categories,

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