<p>Ok, what is each section out of, and what does one multiply each by to calculate a score? I have heard so many versions, so please be sure of response!:)</p>
<p>The score for the DBQ is a number on a scale from 0 to 15, 0 being the lowest and 15 being the highest. Each topic-based essay receives a score from 0 to 9. Each grader is unaware of the previous graders' socres. When the essays have been graded completely, the scores are averaged--1 score for each essay--so the FR secion generates 3 scores.</p>
<p>[# Right] - [# Wrong X 1/4] = Raw Score (Round to nearest whole number)</p>
<p>[DBQ average] + [Essay #1 avg] + [Essay #2 avg] = Raw Score (round)</p>
<p>1.13 X [MC Raw Score]=Weighed MC score (don't round)</p>
<p>2.73 X [FR raw score]=Weighed FR score (don't round)</p>
<p>Add 2 weighted sections together and round to the nearest whole number.
114-180 5
91-113 4
74-90 3
49-73 2
0-48 1</p>
<p>I think the DBQ is out of 9, like all the FRs.</p>
<p>I know, it is, cuz I went to the AP site and that's how they scored last year's French & Indian War question..the scoring above is according to REA.</p>
<p>Are you sure that's the curve? That is one HUGE curve...is it real?</p>
<p>Okay so that's seriously not bad. If I'm not mistaken... If you can get a raw score of 50 on the MC, a 13 on the DBQ, a 6 on one essay, and a 7 on another you can still pull a 5.</p>
<p>and what is the criteria for grading a free response and dbq, like what constitutes a 15 or a 9?</p>
<p>i'm pretty sure the dbq is out of 9. you multiply your DBQ score by 4.5 to get the weighted score on that.</p>
<p>^^There's some general guidelines which were scored out of a highest possible score of 9.</p>
<p>Don't be fooled by the curve. It's quite hard to get a 6-9 on the DBQ and essays, and the FRQ as well. Only 11% of test takers get a 5.</p>
<p>That number is skewed by a lot of schools that have (almost) every student take the AP exam.</p>
<p>Oh my gosh..the average score on these essays is a 3.
[quote]
\2004 AP U.S. History
\Free-Response Question Scoring Statistics </p>
<p>DBQ
Mean: 3.58
Standard Deviation: 1.55 </p>
<h1>of points possible: 9</h1>
<p>Choice of Question 2 & 3
Mean:3.12
Standard Deviation:1.59 </p>
<h1>of points possible: 9</h1>
<p>Choice of Question 4 or 5
Mean: 3.45
Standard Deviation: 1.86 </p>
<h1>of points possible: 9</h1>
<p>
[/quote]
What is standard deviation? The possibility of these statistics not being correct?</p>
<p>Standard deviation refers to the normal curve. So for the DBQ, 3.58 + 2 standard deviations = 6.68. Meaning roughly 2.5% of students got a 7 or higher on it. Ouch. But again, skewed.</p>
<p>YIKES! -- now you are starting to scare me .. hehe .. I think I did pretty well on multiple choice [left 2 blank ; probably around 10 - 15 wrong] and OK on the essays</p>
<p>is DBQ --- out of 9 or 15 !?</p>
<p>9, REA grades according to a highest score of 15, but officially--9.</p>
<p>gotcha -- </p>
<p>I had 2 blank on multiple choice</p>
<p>--say I got -- oh -- 12 wrong with those 2 blanks</p>
<p>and two 4's and a 6/7 on the DBQ </p>
<p>what would I have Based on some year's curvE?</p>
<p>KingsFan - That's a 4.</p>
<p>hold up! --> if u used rea's that's wrong [rea's assumes essay score for dbq is out of 15] --> it'd be different for real tests</p>