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Based on 2023 Exam Scoring Guidelines - these scores may not be 100% accurate
Performance Task 1: Team Project
Individual Research Report – 1,200 words (CB Scored)score: 16
Articulates significance of investigation (6)
06
3
Uses sources effectively (6)
06
3
Evaluates source credibility (6)
06
3
Considers range of perspectives (6)
06
3
Provides citations (3)
03
2
Communicates clearly (3)
03
2
Team Presentation and Defense (Teacher Scored)score: 13
Convincing argument & evidence (6)
06
3
Evaluates pros & cons of solution (4)
04
3
Effective performance (6)
06
3
Presentation design (4)
04
2
Detailed defense & equal participation (4)
04
2
Performance Task 2: Individual Research
Individual Written Argument – 2,000 words (CB Scored)score: 25
Understands stimulus (5)
05
4
Contextualizes research (5)
05
4
Evaluates multiple perspectives (9)
09
4
Well reasoned throughout (12)
012
4
Strong use of evidence (9)
09
3
Accurate citations (5)
05
3
Maintains academic style (3)
03
3
Individual Multimedia Presentation (Teacher Scored)score: 25
Contextualizes research (6)
06
5
Organizes presentation (6)
06
4
Evaluates multiple perspectives (6)
06
4
Offers realistic resolutions (6)
06
4
Designs presentation (6)
06
4
Performs effectively (6)
06
4
Oral Defense (Teacher Scored)score: 7
Responds with evidence Q1 (6)
06
4
Responds with evidence Q2 (6)
06
3
End-of-Course Exam
Short Answer 1 – Argument, main idea, or thesis
Identifies & Comprehends Argument (3)
03
1
Short Answer 2 – Explain line of reasoning
Identifies claims & explains relationships (6)
06
3
Short Answer 3 – Evaluate effectiveness of the evidence
Evaluates evidence strength & relevance (6)
06
3
Evidence-Based Argument Essayscore: 13
Offers insightful perspective (6)
06
4
Demonstrates logical reasoning (6)
06
3
Integrates evidence (6)
06
3
Communicates clearly & cites accurately (6)
06
3
Results
Team Project
22
Individual Research
37
End-of-Course Exam
47
Weighted Score
106/200
Predicted AP Score
3
53.90% of students achieved this score last year.
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AP Score Calculator FAQ
How does this AP Seminar Score calculator work?
Adjust the sliders to guesstimate which rubric points you think you’ll get. The calculator will apply the accurate score weights + give you an estimated final score! (Pep’s final form will change depending on your score 🌶️)
Exam sections and scoring
- Every AP subject has standardized sections on the exam. They usually include multiple choice and free response questions.
- Each section is worth some number of points based on 1) the number of questions and 2) sometimes a scoring rubric. Each section also has a different weight on your final score.
Is it accurate?
Yes! The weights of the score + the points possible are very accurate, based on info from the Course & Exam Descriptions and Scoring Guidelines from the 2023 AP exams.
(If you notice any errors, please email us at help@fiveable.me so we can fix it!)
The one area that can’t be perfectly accurate is how we determined the final predicted scores (College Board doesn’t publish the “cut points” for each scores.)
We used old released exams and other calculators to estimate “if you earned this % of points, you would earn this score”:
- 0-29% = 1
- 30-44% = 2
- 45-59% = 3
- 60-74% = 4
- 75% or more = 5
These are meant to be benchmarks to give a rough idea of where you might fall, but the actual numbers are adjusted each year to be based on the curve. We’re probably pretty close though.
How are the AP Seminar exams scored?
- Multiple Choice questions are graded with a computer, those are super easy to grade quickly.
- Free responses are graded by humans during what’s called “The Read”. AI will probably be part of the process soon, but this is what it’s looked like for many years:
- In June, teachers from around the world gather together in a few locations to grade all of the essays. The rubric is normed to the specific questions of that year. Thousands of teachers and college professors are trained with lots of examples.
- Some teachers do this remotely and grade online, others are physically in person reading essays. They sit together at tables in huge conference centers for ~1 week to go through every single essay.
- These educators are truly rooting for you to get as many points as you can. When there is a high scoring essay, the table quietly celebrates 🥳
- In June, teachers from around the world gather together in a few locations to grade all of the essays. The rubric is normed to the specific questions of that year. Thousands of teachers and college professors are trained with lots of examples.
- Total scores for multiple choice and free response are combined, then translated into a 5-point scale.
What is a good score on the AP Seminar exam?
It’s all relative (really). We tend to think your score matters far less in the long run, so there really isn’t such thing as a “bad score”.Taking the test and going through the process is correlated with going to and doing better in college.
Technically, a “3” is considered passing because it’s the lowest score that can earn college credit. Some colleges require 4s or 5s. And some (elite) colleges don’t give credit at all.
You can search all colleges for their AP Credit policy here:https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/getting-credit-placement/search-policies
What were last year’s AP Seminar scores?
College Board publishes the distribution of scores for every subject so you can see what % earned each score on the 5-point scale:https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-scores/score-distributions
We listed these on the calculator as well :)
How can I improve my AP Seminar scores?
This calculator is useful because it’s a baseline. Once you know your strengths and weaknesses, you can make a plan to improve!
In the weeks leading up to the exam, you should do a few things:
Take the time to review all the content. Don’t reread the textbook or anything, but remind yourself of all the key topics.
Go through the study guides and find areas where you remember less content:https://library.fiveable.me/
Start practicing questions on topics that you know the least. You can do easy, medium, hard, or extremely hard questions to test yourself:https://library.fiveable.me/practice
And finally, attend a cram session in the days before the exam to get a last minute confidence boost:https://library.fiveable.me/cram-events
When do AP Seminar scores come out?
The scores are usually released the week after the 4th of July. You can get them by signing into your College Board account. Instructions are here:https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/view-scores
