AP Japanese Language and Culture
Advanced Placement (AP) Japanese Language and Culture (also known as AP Japanese) is a course offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program in the United States. It is intended to give students a thorough background in the Japanese language and Japanese social customs. The class was first given as a certified College Board program in the 2006–07 school year. Preparations for the corresponding test were made, but the complex computer and internet requirements were not fully sorted out by administration time, and the exam was not given in some areas.[citation needed]
Exam outline
Similar to the AP Chinese Language and Culture test, the exam is taken on a computer, requiring participants to read, write, and speak in Japanese, utilizing computers, headphones, and microphones.[1] The 2012 exam was split mainly into two sections.
Section I
Students must answer multiple choice questions in response to audio prompts and short texts.
Section II
Students compose free-response answers in text-chat messages with 90 seconds to respond, and short responses with 20 minutes to respond. Audio conversations with 20-second responses, and a two-minute presentation complete the exam.
Grade distribution
| Score | 2007[2] | 2010[3] | 2011[4] | 2012[5] | 2013[6] | 2014[7] | 2015[8] | 2016[9] | 2017[10] | 2018[11] | 2019[12] | 2020[13] | 2021[14] | 2022[15] | 2023[16] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 45.8% | 45.9% | 43.9% | 45.8% | 44.5% | 43.2% | 48.5% | 52.9% | 45.6% | 48.6% | 38.2% | 53.7% | 47.5% | 48.5% | 47% |
| 4 | 9.9% | 10.4% | 11.3% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 10.5% | 8.8% | 7.1% | 10.8% | 9.3% | 12.8% | 9.6% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 9% |
| 3 | 21.1% | 23.6% | 21.2% | 21.1% | 21.4% | 22.2% | 19.7% | 19.8% | 20.8% | 19.4% | 24.0% | 20.3% | 17.6% | 17.1% | 19% |
| 2 | 8.5% | 7.6% | 7.5% | 8.5% | 7.4% | 7% | 8.4% | 6.2% | 8.5% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 7.7% | 7.9% | 7.5% | 9% |
| 1 | 14.7% | 12.4% | 16.1% | 14.7% | 16.1% | 17.2% | 14.6% | 14% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 15.8% | 8.8% | 17.7% | 17.1% | 17% |
| % of scores 3 or higher | 76.8% | 79.9% | 76.4% | 76.8% | 76.5% | 75.9% | 77.0% | 79.8% | 77.2% | 77.3% | 75.0% | 83.6% | 74.3% | 75.5% | 75% |
| Mean | 3.64 | 3.70 | 3.59 | 3.64 | 3.60 | 3.56 | 3.68 | 3.79 | 3.65 | 3.70 | 3.48 | 3.92 | 3.61 | 3.65 | 3.63 |
| Standard deviation | 1.48 | 1.42 | 1.50 | 1.48 | 1.50 | 1.51 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.49 | 1.46 | 1.35 | 1.55 | 1.54 | 1.54 |
| Number of Students | 1,667 | 2051 | 2,226 | 2,177 | 2,234 | 2,311 | 2,431 | 2,481 | 2,429 | 2,459 | 2,479 | 2,581 | 2,204 | 2,765 |
See also
Notes
- ^ "AP Japanese Language and Culture Exam". AP Central. College Board. 8 May 2007.
- ^ "AP Japanese Language and Culture: 2007 Grade Distributions | AP Central – the College Board". AP Central. College Board. 13 September 2007.
- ^ "AP Japanese Language and Culture: Student Score Distributions - Global (AP Exams - May 2010)" (PDF). College Board. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ "AP Japanese Language and Culture: Student Score Distributions - Global (AP Exams - May 2011)" (PDF). AP Central. College Board. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ "AP Japanese Language Student Score Distribution - Global - AP Exams - May 2012" (PDF). AP Central. College Board. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ "Student Score Distributions 2013" (PDF). College Board. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-22.
- ^ "Student Score Distributions 2014" (PDF). College Board. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-22.
- ^ "2015 AP Exam Score Distributions". Total Registration. Archived from the original on 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ Total Registration. "2016 AP Exam Score Distributions". www.totalregistration.net. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ^ "2017 AP Exam Score Distributions". College Board.
- ^ Total Registration. "2018 AP Exam Score Distributions".
- ^ Total Registration (June 24, 2019). "2019 AP Exam Score Distributions". www.totalregistration.net. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
- ^ "STUDENT SCORE DISTRIBUTIONS" (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "STUDENT SCORE DISTRIBUTIONS" (PDF). Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ "Student Score Distributions" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ Total Registration (2023-06-27). "2023 AP Exam Score Distributions". www.totalregistration.net. Retrieved 2023-06-29.