Assessment Strategies Flashcards
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The AMC 12 has 25 problems in 75 minutes. What is the average time available per problem?
Answer: 3 minutes
75 ÷ 25 = 3 minutes per problem on average.
Which calculator policy applies to the AMC 12?
Answer: No calculators are permitted
The AMC 12 does not permit calculators, so problems are designed for hand computation.
How many answer choices does each AMC 12 problem have?
Answer: Five (A through E)
Every AMC 12 problem is multiple choice with five options, A through E.
Since AMC 12 problems roughly increase in difficulty, which approach is generally most efficient for most students?
Answer: Secure accuracy on earlier problems before investing heavily in later ones
Early problems are worth the same 6 points but usually take less time to solve correctly.
Compared with leaving a question blank, how many points does a wrong answer cost you?
Answer: 1.5 points
A blank earns 1.5 and a wrong answer earns 0, so the difference is 1.5.
A student has 16 correct answers and leaves the other 9 blank. What is the score?
Answer: 109.5
16×6 + 9×1.5 = 96 + 13.5 = 109.5.
Student X: 18 correct, 7 wrong. Student Y: 17 correct, 0 wrong, 8 blank. Who scores higher?
Answer: Y, by 6 points
X scores 108 and Y scores 102 + 12 = 114.
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