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AP 2-D Art and Design: Sample Portfolios and Scoring Information

Review portfolios of real student work submitted in past years, along with scoring guidelines and explanations. 

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2024: Sample Portfolios

Student Samples and Scoring Information from the 2024 Portfolio Exam

Sample Portfolios
Selected WorksSustained InvestigationScoring

Sample 1 – Score of 1 

Sample 2 – Score of 2 

Sample 3 – Score of 3 

Sample 4 – Score of 4 

Sample 5 – Score of 5 

Sustained Investigation - Row A

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row B

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row C

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row D

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Complete AP 2-D Art and Design Portfolio 

Scoring Guidelines – Selected Works and Sustained Investigation

Chief Reader Report

Scoring Statistics  

Score Distributions 

 

2023: Sample Portfolios

Student Samples and Scoring Commentaries from the 2023 Portfolio Exam

Sample Portfolios
Selected WorksSustained InvestigationScoring

Scoring Guidelines – Selected Works

Sample 1 – Score of 1 

Sample 2 – Score of 2 

Sample 3 – Score of 3 

Sample 4 – Score of 4 

Sample 5 – Score of 5 

Scoring Guidelines – Sustained Investigation 

Sustained Investigation - Row A

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row B

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row C

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row D

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Complete AP 2-D Art and Design Portfolio 

Chief Reader Report  

Scoring Statistics  

Score Distributions 

2022: Sample Portfolios

Student Samples and Scoring Commentaries from the 2022 Portfolio Exam

Sample Portfolios

Selected Works

Sustained Investigation

Scoring

Scoring Guidelines – Selected Works

Sample 1 – Score of 3

Sample 2 – Score of 4

Sample 3 – Score of 5

Scoring Guidelines – Sustained Investigation

Sustained Investigation - Row A

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row B

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row C

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row D

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Chief Reader Report

Scoring Statistics

Score Distributions

 

 

2021: Sample Portfolios

Student Samples and Scoring Commentaries from the 2021 Portfolio Exam

Sample Portfolios

Scoring and Score Distributions

Selected Works

Sustained Investigation

Scoring Guidelines - Selected Works

Sample 1 – Score of 3

Sample 2 – Score of 4

Sample 3 – Score of 5

Scoring Guidelines - Sustained Investigation

Sustained Investigation - Row A

Sample Portfolio - Score of 2

Sample Portfolio - Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row B

Sample Portfolio - Score of 2

Sample Portfolio - Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row C

Sample Portfolio - Score of 2

Sample Portfolio - Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row D

Sample Portfolio - Score of 2

Sample Portfolio - Score of 3

Complete Portfolio

Chief Reader Report

Scoring Statistics

Scoring Distributions

2020: Sample Portfolios

Student Samples and Scoring Commentaries from the 2020 Portfolio Exam

Sample Portfolios

Scoring and Score Distributions

Selected Works

Sustained Investigation

Sample 1 – Score of 1

Sample 2 – Score of 1

Sample 3 – Score of 2

Sample 4 – Score of 2

Sample 5 – Score of 3

Sample 6 – Score of 3

Sample 7 – Score of 4

Sample 8 – Score of 4

Sample 9 – Score of 5  

Sample 10 – Score of 5

Additional 2-D Selected Works Samples and Scoring Commentaries

Sample 1 – Score of 3/3/3/3

Sample 2 – Score of 3/3/3/3

Sample 3 – Score of 3/2/2/1

Sample 4 – Score of 1/1/2/3

Additional 2-D Sustained Investigation Samples and Scoring Commentaries

Chief Reader Report

Scoring Distributions