AP Research 2024 Scoring Guidelines Quiz

What is a characteristic of a Score of 1 in the AP Research 2024 Scoring Guidelines?

• Presents a topic with clear and narrow parameters.

• Presents an overly broad topic of inquiry.

• Focuses a topic of inquiry with clear parameters.

• Explicitly connects a topic of inquiry to relevant scholarly works.

Which score level describes a nonreplicable research method or an oversimplified description of a method?

• Score of 1

• Score of 2

• Score of 4

• Score of 5

What does a Score of 3 indicate about the focus or scope of a topic of inquiry?

• It is overly broad.

• It is clear and narrow.

• It carries the focus through the method and overall line of reasoning.

• It explicitly connects to relevant scholarly works.

Which score level supports a new understanding through a logically organized line of reasoning and sufficient evidence?

• Score of 1

• Score of 2

• Score of 3

• Score of 4

What is a requirement for a Score of 5 regarding the topic of inquiry?

• It must be overly broad.

• It must be addressed through the method and conclusion.

• It must have questionable alignment to the purpose of the inquiry.

• It must be unclear.

Which score level generally communicates the student's ideas with errors in grammar and style?

• Score of 1

• Score of 2

• Score of 4

• Score of 5

What does a Score of 4 logically defend?

• An oversimplified description of a method.

• The alignment of a detailed, replicable research method to the purpose of the inquiry.

• A nonreplicable research method.

• An overly broad topic of inquiry.

Which score level justifies a new understanding through a logical progression of inquiry choices?

• Score of 1

• Score of 2

• Score of 3

• Score of 5

What is a characteristic of a Score of 2 regarding the communication of ideas?

• Competently communicates the student's ideas.

• Generally communicates the student's ideas, although there may be errors.

• Enhances the communication of the student's ideas.

• Explicitly connects a topic of inquiry to relevant scholarly works.

Which score level cites and attributes sources with a consistent use of an appropriate discipline-specific style?

• Score of 1

• Score of 2

• Score of 3

• Score of 5