Three Westminster Professors Help Evaluate Advanced Placement Exams
Posted on Friday, July 14, 2006
Three Westminster College professors participated in the annual reading and scoring of the College Board's advanced placement (AP) examinations this summer.
Dr. Martha Joseph, chair and associate professor of chemistry, was a table leader and graded chemistry; Dr. Carolyn Cuff, chair and professor of mathematics, graded calculus; and Dr. Sandra Webster, professor of psychology and faculty development officer, graded psychology.
Each year the AP Program, sponsored by the College Board, gives more than one million capable high school students an opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses and examinations. Based on their exam performance, students can receive credit and/or advanced placement when they enter college.
Approximately 2.3 million examinations in 20 disciplines were evaluated by over 8,000 readers from universities and high schools.
"The reading draws upon the talents of some of the finest teachers and professors that the world has to offer," said Trevor Packer, executive director of the Advanced Placement Program at the College Board. "It fosters professionalism, allows for the exchange of ideas, and strengthens the commitment to students and to teaching. We are very grateful for the contribution of talented educators."
Contact Joseph at (724) 946-7295 or e-mail at josephm@westminster.edu for more information about the AP Program.
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