Ap World Score Calculator

The AP World Score Calculator is a tool used to estimate a student's score on the Advanced Placement (AP) World History exam. The exam is divided into two sections: the multiple-choice section and the free-response section. The multiple-choice section accounts for 40% of the total score, while the free-response section accounts for 60%. To calculate a student's score, the raw scores from each section must be converted to a scaled score.

Understanding the AP World Score Calculator

The AP World Score Calculator takes into account the raw scores from the multiple-choice and free-response sections. The multiple-choice section consists of 55 questions, and the free-response section consists of 4 questions. The raw score for the multiple-choice section is calculated by awarding 1 point for each correct answer, while the raw score for the free-response section is calculated by awarding a score of 0-7 for each question, based on the AP World History scoring rubric. The raw scores are then converted to a scaled score, which ranges from 1 to 5.

Calculating the Scaled Score

To calculate the scaled score, the raw scores from each section must be converted to a percentile rank. The percentile rank is then used to determine the scaled score. The scaled score is calculated using the following formula:

The scaled score is then calculated by adding the scaled scores from each section. The resulting score is a value between 1 and 5, with 5 being the highest score. The scaled score distribution is as follows:

• 5: 90-100%
• 4: 80-89%
• 3: 70-79%
• 2: 60-69%
• 1: 0-59%

Using the AP World Score Calculator

To use the AP World Score Calculator, students must first calculate their raw scores for each section. The raw scores can be calculated using the following formulas:

Multiple-Choice Raw Score: (Number of correct answers) x 1

Free-Response Raw Score: (Score for each question) x (Number of questions)

Once the raw scores are calculated, students can use the AP World Score Calculator to estimate their scaled score. The calculator takes into account the raw scores from each section and provides an estimated scaled score.

AP World Score Calculator Example

For example, let’s say a student scored 45 out of 55 on the multiple-choice section and 20 out of 28 on the free-response section. The raw scores would be:

Using the AP World Score Calculator, the estimated scaled score would be:

Based on the scaled score distribution, the student's estimated score would be a 4.