QUEST
This Enduring Understanding of QUEST articulates that “Not all arguments are equal; some arguments are more credible/valid than others.”
What is 3.2?
IRR & TMP are the abbreviations for these elements of PT1.
Individual Research Report
IWA & IMP are the abbreviations for these elements of PT2.
Individual Written Argument and Individual Multimedia Presentation
This is the number of questions a student needs to answer for EOC Part A.This is the number of questions a student needs to answer for EOC Part A.
What is the number 3?
This is the acronym for the cyclical instructional framework of the AP Seminar course.
What is QUEST?
This Enduring Understanding of QUEST states that “Reflection increases learning, self-awareness, and personal growth through identification and evaluation of personal conclusions and their implications.”
What is 5.3?
The maximum number of words in the IRR is this number plus 10%.
The maximum number of words in the IWA is this number plus 10%.
What is 2,000?
This is the suggested time for EOC A.
What is 30 minutes?
This is the total number of assessments that contribute to each student’s AP Seminar Exam score.
What is 3?
This term describes the acknowledgement and acceptance of an opposing or different view.
What is CONCESSION?
This paper that contributes 10% of a student’s overall AP Score should be focused on a specific lens or perspective on the team’s research question.
What is the IRR?
This is the maximum number of minutes that is scored for the IMP.
What is 8 minutes?
This part of the timed AP Seminar Exam in May requires students to analyze 4 sources, determine a theme, construct a unique argument, and synthesize textual evidence from at least 2 sources.
What is EOC B?
This is the term for the lifelong high-level capabilities of analyzing sources/evidence, constructing evidence-based arguments, understanding context/perspective, and communicating/collaborating that AP Seminar students develop during the course.
What are "Transferable Skills?"
This Enduring Understanding of QUEST states that “The investigative process is aided by the effective organization, management, and selection of resources and information. Appropriate technologies and tools enable the scholar to become more efficient, productive, and credible.”
What is EU 1.3?
This is the maximum number of minutes that is scored for the TMP.
What is 10 minutes?
During the research and drafting phases of the IWA, AP Seminar students are required by College Board to complete 2 conversations with their teacher that are called this.
What are CHECKPOINTS?
If a student uses evidence from only one source in their EOC B, they will earn this many points in Row 3.
What is the number 0?
This is where students upload their IRR and IWA to be scored by College Board exam readers.
What is the AP Digital Portfolio?
This term refers to an opposing perspective, idea, or theory supported by evidence.
What is a COUNTER ARGUMENT?
According to the TMP rubric, these are visuals that serve a clear purpose in organizing or advancing the team argument.
What is SIGNPOSTING?
This assessment requires an AP Seminar student to build their own argument using at least 2 of the 4 provided sources and is worth over 30% of the total AP Exam score.
What is EOC B?
An AP Seminar student’s written work (IRR, IWA, EOC A, & EOC B) contributes approximately this percent to the overall exam score.
This term describes a filter through which an issue or topic is considered or examined.
What is a LENS?