AP Seminar Performance Task and End-of-Course Exam Samples and Scoring Information Archive

Download questions from past exams and performance tasks along with scoring guidelines, sample responses from students, and scoring distributions.

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2020: Performance Tasks
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Task 2 Directions and Stimulus Materials	Scoring Guidelines - Task 1 Scoring Guidelines - Task 2	Task 1 - Individual Research Report Task 2 - Individual Written Argument

2019: Performance Tasks Scoring Information
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Task 2 Directions and Stimulus Materials	Scoring Guidelines - Task 1 Scoring Guidelines - Task 2	Task 1 - Individual Research Report Task 2 - Individual Written Argument	Scoring Distribution

2019: End-of-Course Exam Scoring Information
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	End-Of-Course Exam - Part A End-Of-Course Exam - Part B	Scoring Distribution

2018: Performance Tasks Scoring Information
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Task 2 Directions and Stimulus Materials	Scoring Guidelines - PT 1 Scoring Guidelines - PT 2	Task 1—Individual Research and Reflection Task 2—Individual Written Argument	Scoring Distributions

2018: End-of-Course Exam Scoring Information
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Section I—Part A Section I—Part B

2017: Performance Tasks Scoring Information
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Task 2 Directions and Stimulus Materials	Scoring Guidelines - PT 1 Scoring Guidelines - PT 2	Task 1—Individual Research and Reflection Task 2—Individual Written Argument	Scoring Distributions

2017: End-of-Course Exam Scoring Information
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Exam Questions and Sources	Scoring Guidelines	Section I—Part A Section I—Part B

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