The 2025 AP Calculus AB Exam scores:
5: 20%; 4: 29%; 3: 15%; 2: 23%; 1: 13%
Multiple-Choice Questions
AP Calculus AB students scored highest on questions related to Unit 2: Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties. 50% of students answered all or all but one of these questions right.
The most challenging questions were from Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change. 7% of students answered correctly all or all but one of these questions.
Free-Response Questions
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Students generally scored highest on Q3, in which they modeled reading rates for a student and a teacher. And this was the best question, psychometrically, of the exam, since its points varied significantly in difficulty, enabling good measurement of student abilities across the 1-5 AP scale. The question was worth 9 points total, and students unable to answer at least 2 of those points correctly are generally receiving AP 1s and 2s, while students who could answer 8-9 of the points are typically receiving AP 5s.
The most challenging FRQ for AB students was Q1, the modeling of an invasive plant species’ spread within a fruit grove. (Who says farmers don’t need calculus?) Students earning 6-9 points on this question tended to receive AP 5s. Writing justifications for global maxima and minima is a good instructional focus for next year.
All subjects’ AP score distributions for 2025 will be posted here when available: https://t.co/kmtO7H9hEh
7 things that will hurt your team:
1. Energy Vampires
2. Complaining
3. Ego
4. Selfishness
5. Jealousy
6. Resentment
7. Pessimism
7 things that will help your team:
1. Love
2. Encouragement
3. Vulnerability
4. Selflessness
5. Unity
6. Communication
7. Optimism
Four reminders today:
1) You don’t have to be perfect to start. Just start.
2) Don’t be afraid to fail.
3) You were created on purpose, for a purpose.
4) The best is yet to come.
One of the things that holds many of us back, as individuals and teams, is comparing ourselves to others. It's a trap. It causes us to focus on someone else's gifts, talents and purpose versus our own.
Focus on being the best YOU that only YOU can be.
What if max effort isn't the key to success for students? What if messages like "Always try your best!" are actually counterproductive? If we care about achievement, we should change our messaging to students about effort. https://t.co/wWYfBH7TV2