Mr. Evans

• AP Statistics

Education• B.S. in Mathematics from the

University of Texas at Austin in 1992• Masters in teaching from Wilkes

University• 12th year here at H-H• Riding in the MS150 next weekend • Huge Movie Fan!

COURSE GOALSCOURSE GOALS

•To complete the course To complete the course syllabus, as submitted to syllabus, as submitted to the College Boardthe College Board

•To encourage students to To encourage students to think “statistically”think “statistically”

•To encourage further To encourage further study in statistics-related study in statistics-related fieldsfields

COURSE CREDITCOURSE CREDIT

•Satisfies a semester of Satisfies a semester of descriptive (non-calculus descriptive (non-calculus based) statistics.based) statistics.

•Check with colleges for Check with colleges for specific requirements.specific requirements.

•AP Exam on May 10: 1 to 5 AP Exam on May 10: 1 to 5 grade scale grade scale

WHAT AP EXAM WHAT AP EXAM GRADES MEAN…GRADES MEAN…

•5: Extremely Well Qualified 5: Extremely Well Qualified (A)(A)

•4: Well Qualified (B)4: Well Qualified (B)

•3: Qualified (C)3: Qualified (C)

•2: Possibly Qualified (D)2: Possibly Qualified (D)

•1: No recommendation…1: No recommendation…statistically dangerous to statistically dangerous to himself and others…himself and others…

COURSE STRUCTURECOURSE STRUCTURE

•FALL SEMESTER: .5 creditsFALL SEMESTER: .5 credits•Complete chapters 1-6. Complete chapters 1-6. •Develop communication Develop communication skills skills •Learn AP Stats exam Learn AP Stats exam structurestructure

•SPRING SEMESTER: 1 creditsSPRING SEMESTER: 1 credits•Complete chapters 7-14Complete chapters 7-14•Examine past test itemsExamine past test items•Work towards May 10 goalWork towards May 10 goal

H-H AP EXAM H-H AP EXAM RESULTS –RESULTS –QUICK FACTSQUICK FACTS

•In the past 9 years, 277 In the past 9 years, 277 students have taken AP Stats:students have taken AP Stats:•24% have earned a score of 524% have earned a score of 5•50% have earned a score of 450% have earned a score of 4•95% passed the exam95% passed the exam•Last year, 56 students took the Last year, 56 students took the course:course:•9 earned 5’s, 22 earned 4’s, 19 9 earned 5’s, 22 earned 4’s, 19 earned 3’searned 3’s•Nationally: 12% scored 5, 21% Nationally: 12% scored 5, 21% scored 4scored 4

THE AP STATS EXAMTHE AP STATS EXAM

•Date: May 10, 2013 Date: May 10, 2013

•Multiple Choice section (90 Multiple Choice section (90 mins)mins)

•Free Response section (90 Free Response section (90 mins)mins)

•5 open-ended questions5 open-ended questions

•1 investigative task1 investigative task

AFTER THE EXAMAFTER THE EXAM

Statistics Fair (early Statistics Fair (early June?) June?)

Parents invited to view Parents invited to view projects and projects and presentations.presentations.

Guest SpeakersGuest Speakers

College Planning College Planning

Homework Policy• HW assigned almost every class• All Homework will be checked for

completeness. Some HW will be checked for correctness.

• A variety of types of assignments, including AP Practice Questions

• Assignments posted at http://www.hatboro-horsham.org/hhhs

My Style• Interactive, participation

encouraged• Work in pairs and groups

daily• Lessons and notes will also

be posted online.• Math need not be boring