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4,085 Idaho public school students achieved PSAT scores that indicated they had at least a 60 percent chance of scoring 3+ on at least one AP Exam.
However only 40% of these students took at least one AP Exam that matched their abilities.
1,654 students with AP Potential participated in at least one matched AP exam.
2,431 students with AP Potential did not participate in at least one matched AP exam.
Idaho Graduates in the class of 2014
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AP Potential™
A free, Web-based tool,AP Potential: Maximizes the value of
PSAT/NMSQT® results
Is based on a research sample of more than 1.8M students
Systematically identifies students capable of succeeding in rigorous AP® courses
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AP Potential™ Benefits
Easy-to-use
Lets educators select AP® course and criteria
Generates rosters of students likely to score a3 or higher on a given AP Exam
Available for 23 AP Courses
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AP Potential™ Benefits
Increases access to AP ®
Helps ensure that no student with the chance tosucceed in AP is overlooked
Enhances a school’s existing process for identifying students for AP courses
Helps educators decide which AP courses to offer
AP PotentialExpectancy Tables
Expectancy TablesSee the scores that correlate to probabilities of success in AP Biology.
E.g. students who score 114 in Critical Reading and Math have 60% chance or greater of earning 3 or better in AP Biology.
Step 1 of 4
• Select the PSAT/NMSQT administration year for which you’d like to generate a roster.
AP PotentialSelect PSAT/NMSQT Administration Year
AP PotentialSelect PSAT/NMSQT Administration Year
There’s an optional shortcut
You can “fill seats in your existing AP classes” by clicking the green button on the left. OR...
You can “identify new AP courses” by clicking the green button on the right.
Step 2 of 4
If you chose to generate your roster manually, you’ll continue onto Step 2:
Select the AP courses you’d like to identify students for.
AP PotentialSelect Subjects
AP PotentialStudent Roster
Step 4 of 4•Read the instructions for using the roster and see your list of students at the bottom of the screen.
AP PotentialSubject Detail & Student Detail
Additional details available
A roster of students in a specific
subject
A list of courses for individual
students
AP Potential Tips
Export data into an Excel spreadsheet to make it easy to read and use.
Create letters to parents. AP Potential provides sample letters in English and Spanish.
TIP
TIP
AP Potential Tips
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PSAT/NMSQT®: Score Report Plus
Scores and percentiles
Information about performance on every test question
Information about academic skills
Student access code forMy College QuickStart™
Self-reported college major
AP Potential information
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AP feedback was added to My College QuickStart™ in 2012
Feedback is based on PSAT/NMSQT section scores
Level of potential for each subject can be viewed in My College QuickStart
PSAT/NMSQT: AP Potential for Students
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PSAT/NMSQT: AP Potential for Students
The shading of the steps icons illustrates level of potential
Choosing a major puts a checkmark in the Matches Major column next to appropriate courses
This column tells a student if this course is likely offered at their school
Look for courses where they have “potential”, it matches their major, and it’s offered at their school
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Student Website
AP® Student Home Page
Explore AP
AP Courses
Taking the Exam
AP Scores
Credit & Placement
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Join the AP® Coordinator Community
Get ideas or quick answers from other AP Coordinators
Find collaborators
Share concerns and suggestions
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Support for Your Teachers: AP teacher community
Key improvement: discussion board reply by email
Continue discussion threads through personal email without the need to log in to the community
Online communities supporting all AP subjects, AP Coordinators, Equity and Access, and Professional Development Consultants
Over 85,000 members
Over 2,600 member-shared resources across 30 communities
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The website Advances in AP provides detailed information and resources for all courses currently undergoing revisions, including:
Curriculum Frameworks
Course and Exam Descriptions
Key Changes PDFs
FAQs
Course Planning and Pacing Guides
AP Course Audit Information
Professional Development Offerings
Support for Your Teachers: Advances in AP
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Support for You: Resources on ShareAP
AP Professional Toolkit
Includes resources for professionals to support their outreach efforts:
Brochures for parents and students
PowerPoint presentations for parents and students
Tips on creating successful AP informational events
Posters
All resources are available on the
“ShareAP” website
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A limited “at-a-glance search” is available for students on the AP website – but this does not
take the place of college websites!
Step 2Guide Students to AP® Credit Policy Information
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Policies range widely so remind your students to read the fine print and call the higher education institution if they have questions.
Step 3Advise Students to Carefully Review all AP® Policies
Some schools:
give credit only for certain AP Exams
accept scores of 3 for all AP Exams
accept only scores of 4 or 5
offer different amounts of credit for scores of 3, 4, or 5
do not accept AP for courses in the major
accept AP, but only up to a maximum # of credits
accept AP but only if the student registers for a more advanced course
in the same subject area