Annabel Lee Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 My DD will be taking the AP Bio exam, but she needs an up-to-date study guide (or other study resource). Her teacher says the test or standards have changed since last year and that she'll need to study using materials published, copyrighted, or updated in 2013 to reflect these changes. I don't know if the changes are specific to my state or otherwise. Can you recommend an up-to-date book or source for this? TIA! ETA: I'm searching around & finding many possibilities. There are books from Princeton Review, Barron's, Kaplan, The Dean's Guide, Cliff Notes, etc. Which is best? ETA Again: She's currently using Campbell's AP Bio for her main text, if that helps you make a suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in NY Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 We've been using Pearson Education AP Test Prep AP Biology and like it a lot. ISBN 0321856635 I have also heard that the Cliff's Notes is good, but has not been released yet. Also, if you haven't found Mr. Anderson yet, you need to check out his you-tube channel. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest terric Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 DD is taking AP biology and supplementing with Bozeman Science http://www.bozemanscience.com/new-ap-biology-exam-users-guide Barron's AP Biology, 4th Edition Kaplan AP biology 2013-2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Lee Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Jen, that Pearson guide looks like it might be exactly what she needs. It has a picture of her textbook (Campbell's) on the cover, so maybe it coordinates with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in NY Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Jen, that Pearson guide looks like it might be exactly what she needs. It has a picture of her textbook (Campbell's) on the cover, so maybe it coordinates with that. Yes, it is correlated with the text. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFwife Claire Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Well, I can tell you to definitely not get the Princeton Review one! It said it was updated for the new test, but it totally wasn't, and so is a complete waste of money! I also bought the Barrons one that came out in February--it is better, but still not ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 We have the Barron's. I didn't know about the Pearson----which now seems to be sold out :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in NY Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Oh, drat! I can't believe it's sold out! I would try calling Pearson directly. I just fought with their website for a half an hour, and it's not very intuitive. Call them up and see if you can squeeze one out of them! It's less than $15 and really well done. ~J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I have a related question: has the biology changed or just the test format? IOW, do I need to buy a new bio textbook, as well as study guide, or can I reuse the one from the older dc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in NY Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Well... the course outline has changed. There's a lot of material that used to be covered that isn't required now. There is a much larger emphasis on designing experiments, analyzing data, etc, etc. We are using Campbell's 8th ed, an older ed. ... and the Pearson study guide to see what we can back off of and what we should hit harder. Those Bozeman videos linked above go into a bit of detail about the changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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