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AP Research Performance Tasks

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Download scoring guidelines from the past three years, along with sample responses from students and scoring distributions.  

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2025: Through-Course Assessment

2025: Through-Course Assessment

Performance Task OverviewScoringSamples and Commentary 
Academic Paper

Scoring Guidelines – Academic Paper

Scoring Guidelines – Oral Presentation

Chief Reader Report

Scoring Statistics  

Score Distributions  

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Sample B

Sample C 

Sample D

Sample E

Sample F

Sample G

Sample H

Sample I

Sample J

2024: Through-Course Assessment

2024: Through-Course Assessment

Performance Task OverviewScoringSamples and Commentary 
Academic Paper

Scoring Guidelines – Academic Paper

Scoring Guidelines – Research Presentation

Chief Reader Report

Scoring Statistics  

Score Distributions  

Sample A

Sample B

Sample C 

Sample D

Sample E

Sample F

Sample G

Sample H

Sample I

Sample J

2023: Through-Course Assessment

2023: Through-Course Assessment

Performance Task OverviewScoringSamples and Commentary 
Academic Paper

Scoring Guidelines – Academic Paper

Scoring Guidelines – Research Presentation

Chief Reader Report  

Scoring Statistics  

Score Distributions  

Sample A

Sample B

Sample C 

Sample D

Sample E

Sample F

Sample G

Sample H

Sample I

Sample J