Some Perspective on Multiple Choice

My APUSH classes began this year completing a series of multiple choice assessments using some old APUSH questions, but mostly new stimulus-based questions. Because we've been so focused on multiple choice, I thought stepping back and gaining some perspective on the role of multiple choice in our APUSH course could be helpful.

The following is the College Board's percentage breakdown of the AP US History Exam by part.

Multiple choice accounts for 40% of the entire exam. This means, that while we have focused a great deal on multiple choice at the start of the year, we should remember that the majority of the exam will focus on students' written responses. In short, multiple choice is important, but it's not the whole test; it's not even half.