RE: AP Physics B Exam

["Richard W. Tarara" <rtarara@saintmarys.edu>]

Except that if a test is too easy and then scored on a relative basis, the
penalty for silly and careless mistakes becomes much greater than if the
test were reasonably difficult to begin with.  Its the old problem with a
classic 'curve'--99% gets an F if everyone else in the class scores 100%!

[I haven't seen the test yet--so I don't know that it was 'easy'.]

Rick Tarara

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> From: Marc Donald Kossover
> To: phys-l@atlantis.cc.uwf.edu
> Subject: Re: AP Physics B Exam
> Date: Wednesday, May 08, 1996 2:07 PM
>
> In article <v02130500adb5f543db3b@[205.244.24.11]> you wrote:
>
> : The only problem is that this year's AP B exam was the easiest exam
that I
> : have seen in the past 9 years where are the standerads going?
> : regards george marrash
>
> You make a common mistake. If the test is easy, it will require more 
> correct answers to score a 3, 4 or a 5. 
>
> The easy or difficulty of the test is irrelevant since it will be
normed.
> --
>
> Marc Kossover kossover@tenet.edu