Grading for A.P. Statistics

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Graders are needed for the AP statistics exam that is held every year in May with the grading done in June. Not only do college professors and high school teachers grade them, but GTAs can grade as well. In the recent past, the pay was $1,450 for 7 days of work along with meals, lodging, and travel expenses paid. The grading used to be done on the state fairgrounds here in Lincoln, but grading has been moved to Louisville, KY. If you want a short summer job, this is a quick way to earn some money!

If you are interested becoming a grader (called a "reader") you should get your initial application in by the end of October for full consideration. This application is used to determine if you have the qualifications. If it is determined that you have the qualifications and you are selected to be a grader, you will be notified as early as January (notification can occur much later too). If your summer plans change, you can turn down the invitation. Please see http://professionals.collegeboard.com/prof-dev/opportunities/become-ap-reader for more information and application materials.

We have had a few students and faculty grade in the past. I graded exams in 2002, and I graded about 900 individual problems. While the grading part is not necessarily the most fun, you do get paid nice and you can meet some of the top introductory statistics educators in the U.S. while you are there. If you would like to learn more about it, please talk to some of our past student graders (e-mail me for their names) or stop by my office to discuss. Below is some additional information about AP Statistics:

AP Statistics began in about 1995 and has quickly become a very popular test. There were about 66,000 tests graded in 2002, and there are more than 90,000 now.
Example question, grading rubric, and student responses: Note that a grading rubric is an outline of how everyone MUST grade a problem. These are put together before the main graders arrive by a small group of graders examining a sample set of tests.
There are about 16 graders per room, and the room is split into two groups. Each group has a "leader" who checks some of your grading.
There is a large need for college based graders! Announcements usually appear every fall in AMSTAT News. Also, here is an e-mail that was sent in 2006 to a student grader from UNL.
Visit an AP Statistics class at the high school from where you graduated! I visited my own and gave a presentation about real-life statistics examples, what statisticians do, and what classes to take in college. This was one of my best experiences in giving presentations! These students are some of the top high school students, but they usually do not know what a "statistician" really is. Talking about statistics to these students can introduce them to possibilities that they were not aware existed. Note that students like it when you talk about the good salaries that statisticians earn!
Use old AP Statistics questions on your own tests and homework assignments! You can obtain them through http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/Controller.jpf. Remember that AP Statistics is supposed to be very similar to UNL's STAT 218.