AP Art and Design Portfolio Exam Structure SPRING 2021
All three AP Art and Design Porfolio Exams contain two sections. The Selected Works section requires students to demonstrate skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas. The Sustained Investigation section requires students to conduct a sustained investigation based on an inquiry of the student’s choosing. The work in this section should reflect ongoing practice, experimentation, and revision. Both sections of the portfolios require students to articulate information about their work. Both sections are required. Students earn a score for each section, and sections scores are combined to produce an overall portfolio score that may offer opportunities for college credit and/or advanced placement.
The order in which the sections are presented is not intended to suggest a curricular sequence. The works presented for portfolio assessment may be produced in art classes or on the student’s own time and may cover a period of time longer than a single school year. The table that follows summarizes the section requirements for each of the three portfolios.
EXPECTATIONS FOR DISTANCE LEARNING
Check in to this course daily and on time = Attendance
Check Schoology messages daily
Check out our course CALENDAR in Schooology for deadlines.
Adhere to all deadlines.
Be attentive during class instruction and/or discussion. No cell phone use during this time.
AP 2-D Art and Design Portfolio AP 3-D Art and Design Portfolio
AP Drawing Portfolio Selected Works (40% of Total Score) Five physical works or high-quality printed reproductions of physical works that each demonstrate synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas using 2-D art and design skills 10 digital images consisting of two views each of five works that demonstrate synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas using 3-D art and design skills Five physical works or high-quality printed reproductions of physical works that each demonstrate synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas using drawing skills
Sustained Investigation (60% of Total Score) 15 digital images of works of art and process documentation that demonstrate sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision 15 digital images of works of art and process documentation that demonstrate sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision 15 digital images of works of art and process documentation that demonstrate sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision Students’ portfolio scores are a final, end-of-course, summative assessment of their learning related to portfolio requirements and assessment criteria.
Since portfolio scores are based on AP Art and Design scoring rubrics (available on AP Central), it is essential that the teacher and their students understand the scoring rubrics and are able to accurately apply them to assess portfolio work. Teachers can introduce students to AP Art and Design scoring rubrics at the beginning of the year by demonstrating how the rubrics are applied to scored samples of student work on AP Central. Throughout the year as students develop their portfolios, rubrics should be used as formative assessment criteria to give students feedback on on how their work aligns with portfolio requirements and evaluation criteria.
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