[Phys-l] AP science redesign and physics

["David Strasburger-fac" <David_Strasburger-fac@nobles.edu>]

Anybody on the list have a sense of what's going on at the College Board
with respect to the science tests?

At the prompting of my division head I was recently reading up on the
College Board's planned "redesign" of the science AP curricula and tests. 

<http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/189493.html>

I couldn't help but notice that the only AP test NOT listed was Physics C
(the one my students take.) 

My first thought was "yes! dodged THAT bullet!"

My second thought was "huh - what's up with that?"

Is it just that Physics C already meets the new criteria (smaller fact
set, more emphasis on critical thinking), or is there something else going
on?

david

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David Strasburger
Physics Teacher, Science Department Head
Noble & Greenough School
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