Dan Nonte, University Relations
Contact: (336) 334-4314
Posted 6-26-07
GREENSBORO, NC – Eight biology faculty members from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro recently spent a week in Louisville, Ky., grading essays for the Advanced Placement exam in biology.
Dr. John Lepri, head of the biology department, is the chief faculty consultant for AP Biology. No other university sent more than two readers, he said.
As chief faculty consultant, Lepri was responsible for setting scoring standards and managing more than 460 readers as they graded 564,000 essays from 141,000 test-takers.
Dr. Rob Cannon and Ellen Lamb served as table leaders. Joe Bundy, Meg Horton, Julia Loreth, Robin Maxwell and Dr. John Tomkiel served as readers.
The exam, which also includes multiple-choice questions, determines whether students receive college credit for their high school biology studies. The College Board administers about 2.3 million AP exams in 20 disciplines each year.
