AP Research Performance Task and Presentation

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AP Research

Understand how to question and explore in AP Research. We cover everything from finding a topic of inquiry to outlining to credibility of sources to ethical reseach practices. These resources should help you write a strong academic paper for AP Research.

Big Idea 1: Question and Explore 

Dig deeper into how to understand and analyze sources in AP Research. We review everything from inductive & deductive reasoning to line of reasoning to relevance & credibility of sources to validity of arguments to biases, in order to improve your academic paper!

Big Idea 2: Understand and Analyze 

Learn how to evaluate multiple perspectives in these AP Research guides. We cover everything from implications & limitations of arguments to patterns & trends to contradictions to author's perspective in order to add a new dimension to your AP Research paper!

Big Idea 3: Evaluate Multiple Perspectives 

Master how to synthesize ideas in AP Research. We cover the essentials for a strong academic paper: developing a thesis, point of view, supporting evidence, line of reasoning, interdisciplinary approach, print & nonprint sources, primary & secondary sources, conclusion, commentary, citation style, plagiarism, and much more!

Big Idea 4: Synthesize Ideas 

Understand how to transport and transmit your academic paper in AP Research. We cover the essentials for a strong academic paper: audience, context, purpose, counterarguments, rebuttals, refutations, concessions, introduction, thesis, evidence, commentary, conclusion, bibliography, methodology, findings, future impact, writing style, and more!

Big Idea 5: Team, Transform, and Transmit

Master the academic paper in AP Research: writing the literature review & discussion & analysis & conclusion, institutional review board, topic of inquiry, types of research methods (quantitative & qualitative), ethical experimentation, confidentiality, voluntary participation, bibliography, citation styles, imitations, and much more!

The Academic Paper

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Introduction

Writing a 🔥 Discussion and Analysis

Explain What Your Data Means

Why Did Your Results Happen?

Discussion vs. Summary & Repetition

Rubric Points

Scores of One and Two: Nothing New, Your Standard Essay

Score of Three: New Understanding, Not Enough Support

Scores of Four and Five: New Understanding With A Line of Reasoning

Conclusion

Academic Paper: Discussion and Analysis

👋 Introduction (Ironic)

Writing a 🔥 Conclusion

Answering Your Research Question

Limitations

Further Research

🎉 Conclusion (Pun Intended)

Academic Paper: Conclusion

✏️ Introduction

📚 Choosing a Citation Style

Chicago

Other Citation Styles

📖 Consistency Over Choice

👨‍💻 Resources for Citations

❗Conclusion

Academic Paper: Bibliography and Citation Styles

Introduction to AP Research

❓ What is AP Research?

🔎 How to Find A Topic of Inquiry

What Even is a Topic of Inquiry?

Narrowing a Focus and Finding a Gap in . . . Wait For It . . . Research!

Finding the Gap With the Power of Little-R Research

💻 A Note on Credibility and Choice of Sources

Introduction to AP Research and Finding a Topic of Inquiry

How to Write a 🔥 Lit Review

⚽ The Goals of Your Lit Review

👀Varying Perspectives

Connecting Your Sources To Your Topic of Inquiry

🍝 What Not To Do: The Source Spaghetti

✏️Rubric Points and Logistics

Final Thoughts

Academic Paper: Literature Review

Types of Research Methods

Quantitative Methods

Qualitative Methods

Ethics of Experimentation and the IRB

Do No Harm

Voluntary Participation + Being Open and Honest

Confidentiality

IRB Approval

Writing a 🔥 Method Section

Be Explicit and Specific

Justify Your Method With Research

Closing Thoughts

Academic Paper: Methodology

Your 2021 Guide to AP Research Exam 

Format of the 2021 AP Research Performance Task

2021 Scoring Rubric for AP Research

When do I have to submit and how do I submit my performance task?

How should I prepare for the performance task?

Pre-work: set up your work environment

2021 AP Research Study Plan

❓ Big Idea 1: Question and Explore

💭 Big Idea 2: Understand and Analyze

👥 Big Idea 3: Evaluate Multiple Perspectives


📝 Big Idea 4: Synthesize Ideas

📊 Big Idea 5: Team, Transform, and Transmit

2021 AP Research Exam Guide

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🔍AP Research - Big Idea 1: Question and Explore

Exam Date:

may 1, 2021

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