ACTFL Assembly of Delegates
Luncheon – Online Version
Marcia Arndt and David Jahner
Directors, AP World Languages and Cultures, The College Board
November 20, 2014
Agenda
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
AP World Language Exam Volume - OVERALL
2010 – 2014; 5 year trends
 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
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AP World Language Exam Volume Trend
Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Spanish
Language
Spanish
Literature
TOTAL WL
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
6,388
+25%
21,357
+2%
5,389
+8%
7,970
+25%
20,637
-3%
5,232
-3%
NA
NA
2,051
-2%
6,523
-22%
118,332
+7%
2,226
+9%
6,044
-7%
122,925
+4%
9,357
+17%
19,769
-4%
4,754
-9%
1,806
NA
2,177
-2%
6,424
+6%
129,674
+5%
10,121
+10%
20,725
+5%
4,966
+4%
1,980
+10%
2,234
+2%
6,667
+4%
135,259
+4%
10,770
+6%
21,526
+4%
5,154
+4%
2,375
+20%
2,317
+4%
6,554
-2%
136,798
+1%
17,136
+3%
177,176
+3%
18,103
+6%
183,137
+3%
17,919
-1%
191,880
+5%
18,785
+5%
200,737
+5%
20,246
+8
205,740
+2%
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2014 World Language Exam Results
Percentages of Students Receiving 3 + on 2014 World Language Exams
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%
Spanish Literature
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Total = 74.4%
2014 Exam Results: Standard Group
AP Spanish Language and Culture
 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)
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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
Academic
Year
Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Spanish
Language
Spanish
Literature
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
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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
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,
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Sample Online Teacher Community Home Page
Teacher Support
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:
 10 Online modules: 9 applicable to all modern
languages; 1 for Latin
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Course Overviews are
posted on each AP Course
Home Page and AP
Student Page
Sample Course Overview, p. 1
Sample Course Overview, p. 2
Validated ALDs for French, German & Italian
 Published on AP Central Course Home Pages for French,
German and Italian Language and Culture
 Achievement Level Descriptions
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Validated ALDs Sample Page
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Online Module:
AP Spanish Language and Culture
Information on slides
20 – 24 can be found
by accessing the Exam
Information page for
each course.
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2
1 = Links to
Free
Response
Items and
audio scripts
and prompts
2 = Scoring
Guidelines
used to
evaluate
student
performance
3
4
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
For the next section, it’s
important to know that
each free response item
is referred to as Q1, Q2,
etc. as referenced below
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
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5
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
College Board Chinese Initiatives
Overview
 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
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College Board Chinese Initiatives
Guest Teacher and Teacher Trainee Programs
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.
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Since 2007, over 900 Guest Teachers have taught in 38 states!
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Chinese Initiatives:
Confucius Institutes & Classroom Programs
 Establishes district-housed Confucius Institutes and schoolbased 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
and Classrooms training, workshops and conferences
College Board Chinese Initiatives
Chinese Bridge Delegation Program
 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
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College Board Chinese Initiatives
AP International Student Leadership Program
 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
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Chinese Initiatives:
National Chinese Language Conference 2015
Atlanta Hilton, Atlanta, GA, April 16 – 18, 2015
 Sponsored by Asia Society and College Board
 8th Annual Conference
 Proposals Due: October 24, 2014
 Please visit: www.asiasociety.org/NCLC
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2015 AP Annual Conference
Join us at APAC 2015!
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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
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Audio Capture Non-Operational Pilot in 2014
Upload & Store in Cloud
App or Web-based
Audio Capture
Secure, Web-based
Playback
• 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
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
apstudent.collegeboard.org
apstudent.collegeboard.org
Sample AP Student Course Page
Note links to Course Overview (1) and Course
Description (2) below
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2
apstudent.collegeboard.org
To look up a specific college or
university credit and placement
policy, click here (1)
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Valdosta State University
Credit and Placement Information
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.
Resources
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/
[email protected]
[email protected]
AP World Languages and Cultures
Gracias. Merci. Grātiās.
Danke. Grazie.
ありがとうございます。謝謝
Contact information:
Marcia Arndt
Chinese, Italian, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature
[email protected]
David Jahner
French, German, Japanese, Latin
[email protected]
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