Thoughts on the new AP Bio Exam?

Syoung2
Mon, 08 Jul 2013 23:00:25 +0000

For non-biology/science majors like myself, I think it is much better. CB essentially went from one end of the spectrum, a lot of fact memorization, to the other end, almost no fact memorization. For someone like myself who will likely never take another science class again, it was great. It provided me with a great fundamental understanding of and appreciation for many basic biology concepts.

On the other hand, I do not believe for a second that it is equal to a real college class. In the college class, I suspect, BOTH fact recall and critical thinking abilities are tested. I strongly encourage anyone with a 4 or 5 from this year who is majoring in biology to retake the class next year.

This new test allows for people with good critical thinking skills, test taking skills, and a basic knowledge of biology to get a good score? (Anecdotal) proof? I did it. I got a 4 with absolutely no studying.