ACTFL Assembly of Delegates
Luncheon – Online Version
Marcia Arndt and David Jahner November 20, 2014
Welcome and Introductions
World Language Exam Volume, 2010-2014
Overview of 2014 Exam Results
Course Audit Data
Online Teacher Communities Update
Teacher Support Materials Update
Chinese Initiatives
APAC Update
Audio Capture Update
205,740 World Language exams in 2014
Overall number of exams in AP World Languages increase of
approximately 16% in the past 5 years
Fairly consistent numbers from 2013 to 2014:
• AP Spanish Language and Culture • AP Japanese Language and Culture
Biggest increases from 2013 to 2014:
• AP Italian Language and Culture • AP Spanish Literature and Culture • AP Chinese Language and Culture
2010 – 2014; 5 year trends
AP World Language Exam Volume - OVERALL
4 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Chinese 6,388 +25% 7,970 +25% 9,357 +17% 10,121 +10% 10,770 +6% French 21,357 +2% 20,637 -3% 19,769 -4% 20,725 +5% 21,526 +4% German 5,389 +8% 5,232 -3% 4,754 -9% 4,966 +4% 5,154 +4% Italian NA NA 1,806 NA 1,980 +10% 2,375 +20% Japanese 2,051 -2% 2,226 +9% 2,177 -2% 2,234 +2% 2,317 +4% Latin 6,523 -22% 6,044 -7% 6,424 +6% 6,667 +4% 6,554 -2% Spanish Language 118,332 +7% 122,925 +4% 129,674 +5% 135,259 +4% 136,798 +1% Spanish Literature 17,136 +3% 18,103 +6% 17,919 -1% 18,785 +5% 20,246 +8 TOTAL WL 177,176 +3% 183,137 +3% 191,880 +5% 200,737 +5% 205,740 +2%
Percentages of Students Receiving 3 + on 2014 World Language Exams
2014 World Language Exam Results
5 Exam: Percentage at 3+ Chinese Standard = 74.3% Total = 94.5% French Standard = 74.9% Total = 77.9% German Standard = 66.3% Total = 73.2% Italian Standard = 63.0% Total = 69.1% Japanese Standard = 59.6% Total = 75.6% Latin Total = 65.8%
Spanish Language Standard = 84.6% Total = 89.3%
2014 Exam Results: Standard Group
AP Spanish Language and Culture
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New exam in 2014
Multiple Choice sections
contain same tasks as French and German
Free Response Sections
contain same tasks as French, German and Italian
Standard Setting Process as part of establishing cut scores Standard Setting Panel: 15
educators (9 Higher Ed faculty and 6 High School AP
teachers) Score Percentage 5 18.5% 4 33.2% 3 32.9% 2 12.6% 1 2.8% % at 3+ 84.6% Mean Score 3.52
AP World Language Course Audit Update
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Academic
Year Chinese French German Italian Japanese Latin Language Spanish Literature Spanish
2008-09 208 3,319 935 233 195 950 5,829 1,549 2009-10 265 3,249 924 --- 203 1,063 5,925 1,508 2010-11 333 3,212 895 --- 212 1,071 6,046 1,517 2011-12 451 2,564 699 219 225 1,123 7,040 1,623 2012-13 530 2,876 807 233 234 928 7,173 1,376 2013-14 598 3,064 859 269 241 1,047 6,161 1,632
collegeboard.com/html/apcourseaudit
This is the page to visit if you would like more information about the AP Course Audit process
Online Teacher Communities
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Community Members # of
Resources Common threads
Chinese Language and Culture 357 200 Improving performance in Story Narration, Using test prep materials effectively,, tips for new AP teachers
French Language and Culture 2,160 397 Instructional resources, 2014 exam results and scoring guidelines
German Language and Culture 712 285 World Cup resources, authentic materials, multi-level classes
Italian Language and Culture 260 169 Teaching strategies and techniques, suggestions for new AP teachers
Japanese Language and Culture 209 176 Online resources, exam statistics, classroom assessment
Latin 1,043 161 Comparing results, advice for new
teachers, scoring guidelines
Spanish Language and Culture 5,123 294 2014 Exam statistics, resources for the course, possible APPs for the course, tips to help new AP teachers
Spanish Literature and Culture 2,048 258 Obtaining resources and materials connected to textbooks for the course,
Currently posted on AP Central:
2 page Course Overviews for each course
Validated ALD publication for AP French, German
and Italian Language and Culture exams
Webcast: “Designing Thematic Units of Instruction in
AP Spanish Language and Culture”
2014 Exam Information
Coming soon to AP Central
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10 Online modules: 9 applicable to all modern
languages; 1 for Latin
Teacher Support
Course Overviews are posted on each AP Course Home Page and AP
Published on AP Central Course Home Pages for French,
German and Italian Language and Culture
Achievement Level Descriptions
Validated ALDs for French, German & Italian
Validated ALDs Sample Page
Online Module:
Information on slides 20 – 24 can be found by accessing the Exam Information page for each course.
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1 = Links to Free Response Items and audio scripts and prompts 2 = Scoring Guidelines used to evaluate student performance3
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3 = Description of student performance written by each exam’s Chief Reader. Provides useful information for improving student performance 4 = Scoring statistics for each free response item on that year’s exam
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
For the next section, it’s important to know that each free response item is referred to as Q1, Q2, etc. as referenced below
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5 = A variety of student samples for each of the free response questions with explanations
6 = Overall composite score results for that year’s exam administration
Began as a collaboration with Confucius Institute
Headquarters/Hanban in 2006
Goals: To support the development and expansion of Chinese
language and culture programs in U.S. K-12 schools, and develop a pipeline for AP Chinese Language and Culture
The estimated reach of the College Boards’ Chinese Initiatives
work is over 30,000 students and educators each year
Overview
College Board Chinese Initiatives
Guest Teacher Program:
Launched in 2007
Has placed over 900 teachers in U.S. schools since its debut
All teachers are selected in a rigorous interview process, attend pre-service training in China and the U.S., and are supported during placement by U.S. veteran Chinese teachers
Teacher Trainee Program:
Places emerging teachers in U.S. schools to receive hands-on training and to
enhance schools’ cultural resources and programming.
This year, 218 Chinese guest teachers and 27 trainees are placed in 95 institutions (82 public school districts, 5 charter schools/districts, and 8 private schools) in 32 states.
Guest Teacher and Teacher Trainee Programs
College Board Chinese Initiatives
Since 2007, over 900 Guest Teachers have taught in 38 states!
Chinese Initiatives:
Confucius Institutes & Classroom Programs
Establishes district-housed Confucius Institutes and
school-based Confucius Classrooms in institutions with existing Chinese programs
There are currently 5 district based Institutes and 15 school
based Confucius Classrooms
Grant structure: districts and schools apply to be part of
program and are reviewed and accepted by both the College Board and Hanban.
Annual funding and material resources provided by Hanban
Monitoring, site visitations, web and on site professional
development offered by the College Board
Participation in national and international Confucius Institute
Program began in 2006
More than 3600 US educators have visited China on this program
The week-long program in China includes:
visits to schools
meetings with Chinese educators and students
resources and presentations on Chinese language education
visits to historical and cultural sites
opportunities to establish partnerships between Chinese and
U.S. schools
Chinese Bridge Delegation 2014 dates: November 5-13, 2014
The delegation will travel to Beijing and then sub-divide in groups,
each to travel to one of six different regions of China
Chinese Bridge Delegation Program
College Board Chinese Initiatives
This new program for post AP Chinese students was piloted in August 2014 Program goal: Provide both incentive and in-China learning opportunities for
university students who previously took the AP Chinese Language and Culture exam
The program offers a rigorous and immersive Chinese language program
which focuses on developing Chinese as a valuable skill in the students’ chosen professions
In 2014, 22 students studied for two weeks in a special program at Beijing
Language and Culture University. They attended language and culture
classes, engaged in a variety professional and cultural activities and met with leaders of major business and professional enterprises
Program will grow to include up to 100 students in coming years
First time that College Board engaged students who have completed AP
examinations in a post-AP experience
First time College Board conducted an international student program
AP International Student Leadership Program
College Board Chinese Initiatives
Sponsored by Asia Society and College Board
8th Annual Conference
Proposals Due: October 24, 2014
Please visit: www.asiasociety.org/NCLC
Atlanta Hilton, Atlanta, GA, April 16 – 18, 2015
Chinese Initiatives:
National Chinese Language Conference 2015
July 22 – 26, 2015 in Austin, TX
Austin Convention Center and Hilton Austin Hotel
Sessions for all courses in AP World Languages and Cultures
Exam results session for each course
Cross-language sessions
Registration begins in February 2015
Join us at APAC 2015!
2015 AP Annual Conference
Key Findings
Students find ‘smart device’ recording methods very natural and less stressful versus current methods
School technology investments are very diverse (desktop vs. laptop vs. tablet), and in-school
internet connections are unreliable
Confirmed current CD burning to be a labor-intensive and problematic process
Multiple capture solutions are necessary to support access and contingencies
•100 Students, across 12 Classrooms in 9 Schools •Diverse demography (urban, suburban, rural)
Students in the pilot utilized existing software on ‘smart devices’ to capture and upload spoken responses, which were then able to be securely accessed and played back over the web
App or Web-based
Audio Capture Secure, Web-based Playback Upload & Store in Cloud
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Sample AP Student Course Page
Note links to Course Overview (1) and Course Description (2) below
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To look up a specific college or university credit and placement policy, click here (1)
Valdosta State University
apcourseaudit.epiconline.org/ledger/
The AP Course Ledger site makes it possible to search which schools are
currently offering AP courses. It is possible to apply a variety of filters. Among other things, this can help you find AP courses offered at other schools in your area.
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com
https://apcommunity.collegeboard.org
http://apreport.collegeboard.org
https://apstudent.collegeboard.org
http://www.collegeboard.com/html/apcourse
audit/
https://apcourseaudit.epiconline.org/ledger/
djahner@collegeboard.org
marndt@collegeboard.org
Resources
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