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AP Psychology

AP Psychology. FRQ. General Information. You will be required to use pen on exam day You will have 50 minutes to complete TWO free-response essays (no choice of essay)

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AP Psychology

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  1. AP Psychology FRQ

  2. General Information • You will be required to use pen on exam day • You will have 50 minutes to complete TWO free-response essays (no choice of essay) • One essay is usually based on analysis and critique of a research methodology. (ex: find and fix flaws in an experimental design, identify a hypothesis or it major aspects, answer questions about a study, compare research methods) • The second essay is often the application of a particular perspective of psychology (ex: biological, cognitive, psychoanalytic etc.) or will list 5-6 psychological terms/concepts (ex: schema, projection, cognitive mapping, object permanence, etc.) to be defined or applied to an overarching theme or idea.

  3. General Information • Write as legibly as you can in the time you have. At the end of the test, look through and re-write any particularly messy words. • One of the two essays usually seems to include information from one of the chapters near the end of the book. • Write definitions, even when not prompted to do so.

  4. Reading (Grading of the Essay): • The process of scoring the exam is called Reading. The readers are high school teachers and college professors. They are typically required to read hundreds of essays. • They first create a rubric by which the essay is graded. This rubric usually identifies 8-12 pieces of information to be addressed within the essay. • The essay portion of the exam will be 33 1/3 % of your final grade on the exam • Each essay will be worth 16 2/3 % of your overall grade or 25 out of 150 Points (ex: If 10 pieces of information are required then each correct answer would have a multiplier of 2.5= 10x2.5=25. If you correctly answered 7/10 pieces=7x2.5=17.5/25) • Points are given for each correct answer unless directly contradicted within the same point. There are no deductions and you are not scored on style or aesthetics. • Readers scan essays very quickly. They are trained to look for appropriate psychological terminology. If used properly, through definition and/or example, it can demonstrate your knowledge and award you a point.

  5. Writing the Essay • Do not waste time with a lengthy introduction (or conclusion) • DO NOT use bullets. Write in complete sentences. • Answer questions in order • Each new concept (possible each new point) should have a new paragraph. • *Underline main ideas • Keep it simple. Address and dismiss. Don’t add fluff. Be Concise. Readers want to see your knowledge of the best and most common techniques, methods, theories, etc. Do not waste time explaining unnecessarily complicated concepts unless directly asked to within the question.

  6. FRQ #1   Design an experiment that tests the hypothesis, “Cooperative learning is more effective in raising test scores than direct teacher instruction.” Use the following terms in your response: Independent and dependent variables Random sampling and assignment Experimental and control grouping Ethical considerations An interpretation of what statistically significant results would mean for this experiment 9 points need to be addressed Each point is worth 2.7 = 25

  7. Format Name FRQ #1 Unit 2 Research Methods • Must be handwritten, in paragraph form, in blue or black ink. • Answer the question in order. • Skip one full line between points. • Begin new paragraph for each point. • No grade unless format is followed

  8. FRQ #1   Design an experiment that tests the hypothesis, “Cooperative learning is more effective in raising test scores than direct teacher instruction.” Use the following terms in your response: Independent and dependent variables Random sampling and assignment Experimental and control grouping Ethical considerations An interpretation of what statistically significant results would mean for this experiment

  9. FRQ #1 Design an experiment that tests the hypothesis, “Cooperative learningis more effective in raising test scores than direct teacher instruction.” Use the following terms in your response: Independent and dependent variables Random sampling and assignment Experimental and control grouping Ethical considerations An interpretation of what statistically significant results would mean for this experiment

  10. Design an experiment that tests the hypothesis, “Cooperative learning is more effective in raising test scores than direct teacher instruction.” Use the following terms in your response: • Students must address the hypothesis given in the question. They cannot develop an experiment that does not address this hypothesis. • Points 1 & 2: Independent & Dependent Variables • Points 3 & 4: Random sampling and assignment • Students must discuss ways in which they would conduct both random sampling (choosing participants from the population) and random assignment (assigning participants to groups). • Points 5 & 6: Experimental and Control Groups • Students must describe the two groups in their experiment. The experimental group contains participants who experience the independent variable (cooperative learning). The control group contains participants who do not experience the independent variable (direct instruction). Students must correctly identify the distinct groups in order to receive both points (one group cannot be inferred through discussion of the other group). 2 experimental (one w/ cooperative learning, the other w/ direct instruction) 1control group (those who have a teacher who has not received training in either method). NOTE: You can discuss that there would be 3 groups…

  11. Rubric Points 7 & 8: Ethical considerations Students must identify at least two distinct ethical considerations they took into account when planning the experiment. Some options include (but are not limited to): Informed consent (which includes knowledge that one is in the study and ability to leave study without penalty) Informed consent/assent for minors Debriefing Institutional review (IRB) Limiting/not using deceptive practices Point 9: Interpretation of statistical significance Students must explain what the phrase “statistical significance” means. Students must at least discuss that results that are significant are not due to chance (and therefore due to the independent variable). • NOTE: • Students may not just discuss p-values at the .05 level • w/o discussing what the p= <.05 means

  12. Format Name FRQ #1 Unit 2 Research Methods • Must be handwritten, in paragraph form, in blue or black ink. • Answer the question in order. • Skip one full line between points. • Begin new paragraph for each point. • No grade unless format is followed Due on Monday 9/30

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