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Learn about the College Board's AP Studio Art Program for high school and college-level students, including portfolio submission requirements, scoring, and performance assessment approaches. Explore the AP Studio Art Portfolio Scoring process, key components, and scoring guidelines to ensure accuracy and reliability. Get insights on how scores are determined and how cutscores help indicate college-level performance. For more details, visit apcentral.collegeboard.com or contact rreshetar@collegeboard.org.
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AP Studio Art Portfolios in Transition to Next Generation Assessment: A Continuum of Performance Assessment Approaches CCSSO Conference June 20, 2013 Rosemary Reshetar, The College Board
The Studio Art ProgramCollege Level Course and Portfolio Exam Background Submission Requirements Scoring Addressing psychometric quality
The Studio Art Program (High School)College Level Course and Portfolio Exam • Designed for students who are seriously interested in the practical experience of art • No written exam • Students submit portfolios for evaluation at end of the year • Three options, corresponding to the most common college foundation courses • 2-D Design • 3-D Design • Drawing
AP Scores Reported as 1 through 5 5 4 3 2 Possibly qualified 1 No recommendation
Portfolio Submission Requirements • Quality, mastery of principles • 5 actual works (Drawing and 2-D) • 10 images of 5 works (3-D) • Concentration, thoughtful investigation of specific visual idea • 12 digital images, some of which may be detail • Written summary, not scored • Breadth • 12 images of 12 different works (Drawing and 2-D) • 16 images of 8 different works (3-D) • No images to overlap with concentration submissions
AP Studio Art Portfolio Scoring…Conducted in June each year • One week • All on-site • Readers, or scorers, are AP Studio Art teachers or teachers of first year college studio art courses • In 2012: • 153 readers • 43,619 portfolios • 23,591 (2-D Design) • 16,188 (Drawing) • 3,840 (3-D Design)
AP Studio Art Portfolio Scoring…arriving at total scores (max 72 points) • Quality, Breadth, and Concentration are all weighted equally, 1:1:1 • The 18 available points for Quality are multiplied by a factor of 1.3333 • The 12 available points (each) for Concentration and Breadth are multiplied by a factor of 2.0 • Total “raw” points available are then 72. • Cut scores (1 – 72) establish AP grades 1 through 5 • Each reader scores on a 6-point scale • Quality (3 readers) = 18 points • Concentration (2 readers) = 12 points • Breadth (2 readers) = 12 points
Arriving at accurate/consistent scores… …with two moving targets Directions to students and scoring guidelines stay the same every year. Double and triple scoring Adjudication ‘Trend scoring’ for leniency or stringency over time
Score Reliability and Consistency • Cutscores were set initially on 72 point scale for AP scores 1 through 5 to be indicative of college level performance in introductory course • Portfolio requirements and scoring guidelines remain the same year to year • Cutscores from prior year are used, with minor adjustments if needed based on trend scoring
Thank you! More information can be found at apcentral.collegeboard.com rreshetar@collegeboard.org