Go into phase two. Washington journal continues. Host once again, we are back. Are help him high school helping Highschool Students around the country prepare for the advanced u. S. History placement exam. Matthewere with ellington and jason stacy. Good morning, gentlemen. Guest good morning. Guest good morning. Host this is the first year we have done the u. S. History cram for the exam for advanced placement. We want everybody to know what is changing this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Guest there is quite a bit that is changing this year. Probably the biggest change is that it is a shorter test. It is usually about 45minutes long. It is going to be an online test for students. In addition, it is just one documentbased essay question with five documents. Finally, it is an exam that students can take athome from their computers. Era, of Distance Learning, colleges have modified the test while keeping the same skills students need to be successful. Finally, this test is an
What is changing this year for this test, because of the coronavirus pandemic . Guest there is quite a bit that is changing this year. Probably the biggest change is that it is a shorter test. This test will only be about 45minutes long. It is going to be an online test for students. In addition, it is just one documentbased essay question with five documents. And finally, it is an exam that take at home from their computers. So in this era of Distance Learning, colleges have modified the test while keeping the same skills students need to be successful. And finally, this test is an opennote test. The College Board is not going to try to prohibit students from using the notes, so students may refer to the notes as they take the exam. Guest and i think it is really exciting the changes they have made. They have kept the documentbased questions. The dbq in a lot of ways is the crown jewel of the test. It allows you to show off your writing skills, your ability to make arguments, to inter
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