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John Moscatiello
@HookedonJohnicsOct 7
I started making a list of all the ways AP exams have become less rigorous in recent years. A few months later, the list had turned into a 5,000-word essay.
John Moscatiello
@HookedonJohnicsOct 6
Most people have no idea how much easier AP exams have become...

The Decline and Fall of Rigor in Advanced Placement

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John Moscatiello
@HookedonJohnicsOct 6
Most people have no idea how much easier AP exams have become...

The Decline and Fall of Rigor in Advanced Placement

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Can you answer this "college level" question from the 2026 AP European History exam? (If you can write answers like these sample ones, you could earn full credit on this part of the exam.)
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They just gave up on pretending AP exams are “college level work”
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Education Next@EducationNextMay 4
The Education Exchange: AP Exams Have Shown a Measurable Decline in Rigor for Years. Despite College Board’s claims that tests haven’t changed, readability metrics tell a different story. bit.ly/4tNUAtw

The Education Exchange: AP Exams Have Shown a Measurable Decline in Rigor for Years

Paul E. Peterson interviews John Moscatiello, founder of Marco Learning

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AP English Language in 2001: analyze this philosophical meditation on how photography can limit our understanding of the world AP English Language in 2024: respond to this quote from a newspaper about taking selfies
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College Board: “AP Exam questions are not easier than in the past, nor are they harder. The exams themselves have not changed.” 2025 AP World History Exam: "Identify one likely audience" for a women's newspaper. [Spoiler: a correct answer is "women."]
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College Board: “AP Exam questions are not easier than in the past, nor are they harder. The exams themselves have not changed.” AP English Language and Composition: Question 2 reading passages have dropped FOUR GRADE LEVELS on Flesch-Kincaid readability:
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College Board: “AP Exam questions are not easier than in the past, nor are they harder. The exams themselves have not changed.” AP English Language and Composition:
A comparison of the Question 3 prompt on the AP English Language Exam

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Settling the Score In 2022 the @CollegeBoard changed how it scores AP exams, and some test scores surged. It publicly defended its new method this week after critics questioned its rigor. bit.ly/4dz1D11
Two safe locks, being turned to 3, with the letters AP engraved above

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A terrific summary of the changes in AP, at least the way @CollegeBoard has explained them (three years too late) by @HookedonJohnics of @marcolearning marcolearning.com/the-colleg…
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Are AP Exams Getting Easier? There’s reason to suspect that the gold standard for academic achievement is losing its shine. bit.ly/4f8x1F2

Are AP Exams Getting Easier?

There’s reason to suspect that the gold standard for academic achievement is losing its shine

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The Great Recalibration of AP exams dlvr.it/T9g36D

The Great Recalibration of AP Exams

Over the last three years, the College Board has “recalibrated” seven of its most popular AP Exams. The end result: Millions of high school students will save millions of dollars in college credit

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The College Board has “recalibrated” 7 of its most popular AP Exams, writes John Moscatiello of @marcolearning. The end result: Millions of high school students will save millions of dollars in college credits. But does it come at a cost? edadvance.substack.com/p/the…
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Some more from @marcolearning and @HookedonJohnics about the intentional inflation of AP scores, and what appears to be the start of a trend with the @CollegeBoard program that should not be ignored. marcolearning.com/the-great-…
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Our 8th grade students had the opportunity to experience a 2 day session from Mr. M @marcolearning! He came all the way from New Jersey to support them with test taking strategies, annotating a text, informational writing & much more! We appreciate you🎊🎉👏🏾 @AdamsonCCPS #BEGR8%
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Thank you @marcolearning 🥰
Debe Hernandez@MrsHernandezBHS23 Feb 2024
HUGE thanks to @antisocstudies Emily Glankler for the amazing PD we had in #AP writing!! ✍️ Our @BrandeisSoc teachers are implementing these strategies 🫶🏽We appreciate your #WHAP materials!! 🥰🌎 @NISD @NISDHSSocSt @NISDTeachLearn
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Spent the day with @HookedonJohnics and the sharp, motivated teachers in @CCPSupdates working on motivating & meeting students where they are, classical argument, & strategic language. @marcolearning #elachat #edchat
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Adam Sparks@mrsparkstweets2 Aug 2023
Covered a lot last night on behalf of @myshortanswer & @marcolearning! Activating students as instructional resources for each other, integrity in writing assessments post-AI, using AI effectively to improve feedback - you name it. Check it out here! bigmarker.com/marco-learning…

Improving Feedback in AP® Classes

In this interactive session, we’ll demo a variety of activities you can use in your classroom to decrease the amount of time spent giving feedback while increasing its effectiveness. We’ll discuss...

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Adam Sparks@mrsparkstweets31 Jul 2023
Excited to be leading FREE online PD tomorrow night with @marcolearning ! Register for "Improving Feedback in AP Classes" here: bigmarker.com/marco-learning…. Walk away with easy strategies to decrease your feedback workload without sacrificing individualized feedback for each student

Improving Feedback in AP® Classes

In this interactive session, we’ll demo a variety of activities you can use in your classroom to decrease the amount of time spent giving feedback while increasing its effectiveness. We’ll discuss...

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