If so how do they decide which ones will get thrown out and how do they readjust the curve for people that got the thrown out questions correct.
Rarely, but yes. I remember they did it a couple of years ago with the AP Chem exam. As to how they adjusted the scoring (if they did), I don’t remember (if I ever knew), but I do know that the CB sent an email to the AP Chem teachers explaining the process.
@skieurope That being said, then are there experimental questions on tests which allow the college board to see students’ performance on things they want to add into the curriculum. I believe this to be true because on the AP Biology scoring for 2013 it said there were 53 regular multiple choice and 5 grid ins contrary to 63 and 6 that are present on the full test.
@neshal120 True, but those are planned not to be included. Perhaps I misread the OP’s intent, but I interpreted the question as whether questions that were planned to be part of the final score are ever thrown out.
@skieurope so then for experimental questions that are planned ahead of time not to be part of the final score, doesn’t the college board have to give credit for the experimental ones you get right and not penalize you for the ones you get wrong because how is it fair if someone spends more time on an experimental question than questions that actually count and don’t perform as well on the counted questions
Nobody ever said that life is fair.