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Dear AP Art History Teacher:
Welcome back! We hope that you are enthused by the promise of learning and student achievement that each new school year brings. Thank you for all that you do to foster rigorous yet attainable expectations for your students. Your students are fortunate to study and learn with your guidance and expertise.
We hope you find the information in this newsletter helpful. Best wishes for every success.
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Use of printed color inserts:
The 2010 AP Art History Exam will include printed inserts to replace images previously displayed as slides. More information about printed inserts can be found at Images for the AP Art History Exam Administration.
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Change in the order of the free-response questions:
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Questions 1 and 2 will be 30-minute essay questions. Question 1 will require students to incorporate in their response at least one example of art beyond the European tradition.
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Questions 3 through 9 will be 5- or 10-minute essay questions based on color images and/or text. |
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Decision not to accept prehistoric examples:
Over the years, the AP Art History Development Committee has been concerned about students' use of prehistoric examples when answering the 30-minute long essays. These long essays typically ask the student to provide contextual information about the work of art, but there is little known about the particular cultures that produced prehistoric art. Students who use prehistoric examples cannot earn full credit because they cannot provide a factual discussion of the context. Therefore, beginning with the 2010 exam, prehistoric examples such as the Woman of Willendorf, the caves of Lascaux, and Stonehenge will not be accepted as appropriate examples. |
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Emphasis on using examples from non-Western cultures other than Egypt and the Ancient Near East:
The Development Committee is also concerned about the overuse of Egyptian and Ancient Near East examples for the essay question that asks students to discuss art beyond the European tradition. To address this concern, the Committee will add the following statement to the Course Description for 2010: "One of the 30-minute essay questions requires students to incorporate at least one example of art beyond the European tradition into their essays. Ancient Egypt and the Ancient Near East are fully covered in the multiple-choice questions in Part I and the short-answer essays in Part II of the exam. The intent of this essay question is to draw from areas such as Africa (beyond ancient Egypt), the Americas, Asia, Islamic cultures, and Oceania." |
New Resources for Teachers
The 2009 AP Art History Released Exam and its corresponding packet of 10 exams will be available for purchase from the College Board Store in February 2010.
AP Art History Faculty Colloquium
On April 25-26, 2009, college and university faculty from around the country gathered in Chicago for the AP Art History Faculty Colloquium. Participants participated in sessions led by faculty colleagues and supported by AP teachers to learn more about the rigor and validity of the course and exam. Special focus was also placed on discussion around the inclusion of art beyond the European tradition.
Faculty who attended the colloquium expressed strong support of the AP Art History course and exam and repeatedly commented on the quality and rigor of the program. The professors continually voiced their respect and admiration for AP Art History teachers, recognizing the high levels of expertise, dedication, and energy required to teach the AP Art History course to a diverse student population.
Save the Date!
Online Event: Thematic and Cross-Cultural Approaches
Presenter: Marsha Russell; St. Andrew's Episcopal School (TX)
March 16, 2010
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
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Online AP Score Reporting for Schools |
The College Board is actively developing an online AP score delivery system for secondary schools and districts, which could be available as early as summer 2010. With online score delivery, authorized AP teachers will have direct access to student score reports, score rosters, and AP Instructional Planning Reports. This system will deliver the same score information as the current paper reports and rosters, but in a more flexible and environmentally friendly format. Users will be able to print entire reports or only selected pages, and to save reports to a local computer. Additional information about online score reporting will be e-mailed to authorized AP teachers in advance of the system's launch.
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Update on the AP Course Audit
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AP teachers should ensure that previously authorized AP courses are renewed online by a school administrator for the 2009-10 school year. Teachers can check the status of their AP courses by logging into their accounts on the AP Course Audit website.
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Resources for AP Art History Teachers
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Visit the AP Art History Course Home Page for a variety of free resources related to teaching this course, including:
Visit the AP Art History Exam page for sample multiple-choice questions and the 2009 free-response questions, scoring guidelines, sample student responses with scoring commentary, student performance Q&As, scoring statistics, and grade distributions.
From the College Board's online store, teachers can purchase the following materials:
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Professional Development Opportunities
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The College Board offers IACET-certified professional development in hundreds of locations across the United States and around the world. All participants in AP Art History workshops for experienced teachers will receive materials focused on a specific instructional theme, "Special Focus: Art of the Twentieth Century."
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