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TITLE:    ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS
     What to do between AP Exams and Semester Finals

AUTHOR:   Bud Stephen, Las Vegas High School
          Las Vegas, NV

GRADE LEVEL:   10-12

OVERVIEW:  Student constructed final examination.

PURPOSE:  Understanding of comprehensive topics covered
during the entire school year.

OBJECTIVES:  At the completion of this assignment, the
students should be able to write critical items of a
comprehensive final examination.

RESOURCES / MATERIALS:  Textbook and students'
imagination are all that is needed.

ACTIVITIES:  Team-pairings with others in the class,
(usually beneficial to pair the highest with the
lowest, the second-highest with the second-lowest,
etc.)

TYING IT ALL TOGETHER:  Students should work together
in teams, assigned Chapter and/or section of text from
which to creatively write five multiple choice
questions individually and two free response questions
collectively with other team members.  Copying
questions from the text or questions experienced
on exams they have already taken is prohibited.  Each
will then select which of his five multiple choice
questions will appear on the final exam;  the
instructor reserves the right to choose which of the
free response questions appear on the final.  (This is
an excellent question pool resource as well as an
assurance that the students have accomplished year
long objectives.  Most treat this project, which can
run as long as three weeks, as fun.)  If there is time,
construction of the final exam should be professional
and up to par with their other tests--on the level of
the AP Exam.  Also, each student's name should appear
next to the question he wrote.  (They like to know who
to blame.)

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