Friday, April 3, 2020
AP Chemistry Free Response - Whats New This Year?
AP Chemistry Free Response - What's New This Year?Last year's AP Chemistry Free Response was a resounding success. This year is the perfect opportunity for any students to 'test the waters' and learn how to prepare for the AP Chemistry Review. Students have been submitting free response questions for years, but this year they will be required to submit free-response questions before each exam. The reason they are being asked is so they can refine their thinking for the exam and will help them study better as well.Last year I did not even know AP Chemistry had a Free Response question, but it made sense when I learned that some schools only give out the question form for one day. Therefore, the question form for this year is the only time they will ask for them. They believe that it will help prepare students more for the exam than not giving them one at all.This year they also offer another option to the AP Chemistry Free Response. Students can just go through the question form, fill in the blanks with the correct answer, and then submit it. Because students fill in the blank more quickly, they can use that information to study more effectively for the exam.Last year a lot of students were studying the free-response form because they felt intimidated by the answer they had given in the previous year. Because they know that they have done well for the past three years, they want to show the system they are working on that they are dedicated and prepared. By getting their students to do the same, it shows their students that they care about them, and that they will do whatever it takes to get them prepared for the test.With the new approach, it is a good idea to find an AP Chemistry Free Response resource that has lots of practice questions, and a nice mix of real AP Chemistry problems and AP Chemistry practice problems. For example, if the question is on a real chemistry topic, you will find many practice questions that are quite similar.At the end of the day, t he resource should be a place where students can get the practice that they need to understand their concepts, and it should be an avenue to find real AP Chemistry material that students can learn from. Students who use resources like this will not feel as overwhelmed by the format of the Free Response question. The resource also gives them more practice problems to use when they are taking the actual exam.The AP Chemistry Free Response is one of the most important parts of AP Chemistry, because it prepares students for the exam with multiple choice questions that help them think through all of the concepts that they need to know. Without getting prepared, students are not going to come out on top in the AP exam.
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