2000, Question 1 · 8 points
Dropping grades at a high school
The student defines four motivation and learning concepts and explains how each one could make students work better or worse if their school stopped giving grades.
This exam had a 50 minute free-response section worth one third of the grade, and students had to answer both of its two essay questions. The current exam has 2 free-response questions in 70 minutes. The skills these questions practice still count.
Lessons this question draws on
1 Read the question
The question is College Board's, from the 2000 exam. It starts on page 2 of the PDF. College Board no longer posts this exam, so it opens from the copy of College Board's PDF that the Internet Archive saved on April 28, 2025.
2 Write your answer
Answer each part the way you would on the exam, in full sentences, with your work shown. Your writing saves as you type.
3 Score it
Score your answer against College Board's scoring guidelines, one point at a time. Give yourself a point only when your answer says what the guideline asks for.
Scoring guidelines (PDF, page 2)
Question, scoring guidelines: College Board, from the Internet Archive. The title, summary are ours.