AP Computer Science Performance Task and Scoring Information Archive – AP Students

Download sample student responses, scoring guidelines, and scoring distributions.

Note: These tables include samples and notes related to the Explore performance task as well as a prior version of the Create performance task. Starting with the 2021 exam, the through-course assessment will consist of an updated version of the Create performance task only—there will be no Explore performance task.

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The scoring materials in the table below are from a pilot conducted in 2020-21.

2021: Pilot Sample Student Responses and Scoring Guidelines
Create – Sample Responses	Scoring Guidelines	Commentary
Sample A: Video Sample A: Written Response × Sample B: Video Sample B: Written Response × Sample C: Video Sample C: Written Response × Sample D: Video Sample D: Written Response × Sample E: Video Sample E: Written Response × Sample F: Video Sample F: Written Response × Sample G: Video Sample G: Written Response × Sample H: Video Sample H: Written Response × Sample I: Video Sample I: Written Response ×	Scoring Guidelines	Scoring Commentaries

2019: Sample Responses and Scoring Guidelines
Explore – Sample Responses	Create – Sample Responses	Scoring Guidelines and Notes
Explore A: Artifact Explore A: Written response Explore B: Artifact Explore B: Written response Explore C: Artifact Explore C: Written response Explore D: Artifact Explore D: Written response Explore E: Artifact Explore E: Written response Explore F: Artifact Explore F: Written response Explore G: Artifact Explore G: Written response Explore H: Artifact Explore H: Written response Explore I: Artifact Explore I: Written response Explore J: Artifact Explore J: Written response	Create A: Video Create A: Written response ]× Create B: Video Create B: Written response × Create C: Video Create C: Written response × Create D: Video Create D: Written response × Create E: Video Create E: Written response × Create F: Video Create F: Written response × Create G: Video Create G: Written response × Create H: Video Create H: Written response × Create I: Video Create I: Written response × Create J: Video Create J: Written response ×	Create and Explore: Scoring Guidelines and Notes

2018: Sample Responses and Scoring Guidelines
Explore – Sample Responses	Create – Sample Responses	Scoring Guidelines and Notes	Commentary
Explore A: Artifact Explore A: Written response Explore B: Artifact Explore B: Written response Explore C: Artifact Explore C: Written response Explore D: Artifact Explore D: Written response Explore E: Artifact Explore E: Written response Explore F: Artifact Explore F: Written response Explore G: Artifact Explore G: Written response Explore H: Artifact Explore H: Written response Explore I: Artifact Explore I: Written response Explore J: Artifact Explore J: Written response	Create A: Video Create A: Written response Create B: Video Create B: Written response Create C: Video Create C: Written response Create D: Video Create D: Written response Create E: Video Create E: Written response Create F: Video Create F: Written response Create G: Video Create G: Written response Create H: Video Create H: Written response Create I: Video Create I: Written response Create J: Video Create J: Written response	Explore: Scoring Guidelines and Notes Create: Scoring Guidelines and Notes	Explore: Commentary Create: Commentary Score Distributions

2017: Sample Responses and Scoring Guidelines Scored with the 2018 Rubric
Explore – Sample Responses	Create – Sample Responses	Scoring Guidelines and Notes	Commentary
Explore A: Artifact Explore A: Written response × Explore B: Artifact Explore B: Written response Explore C: Artifact Explore C: Written response Explore D: Artifact Explore D: Written response Explore E: Artifact Explore E: Written response	Create A: Video Create A: Written response × Create B: Video Create B: Written response × Create C: Video Create C: Written response × Create D: Video Create D: Written response × Create E: Video Create E: Written response × Create F: Video Create F: Written response × Create G: Video Create G: Written response × Create H: Video Create H: Written response × Create I: Video Create I: Written response × Create J: Video Create J: Written response ×	Explore: Scoring Guidelines and Notes Create: Scoring Guidelines and Notes	Explore: Commentary Create: Commentary