AP Computer Science
Principles Assessment
Overview & Performance
Task Directions 2026 |
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, what is the maximum number of words that can be used in 150
the written response or audio narration in your video that
identifies the programming language, identifies the
purpose of your program, and explains what the video
illustrates?
what are the three assessments that the APCSP course Explore Performance Task, Create Performance Task, and End-of-Course Exam
has?
how long are each of the the assessments of the APCSP Explore Performance Task: 8 hours
course? Create Performance Task: 12 hours
End-of-Course Exam: 2 hours
what percentage of the Total AP score does each of the Explore Performance Task: 16%
the assessments of the APCSP course make up? Create Performance Task: 24%
End-of-Course Exam: 60%
who should a student that is completing the AP Computer a school-based AP Coordinator
Science Principles course in a
nontraditional classroom situation consult for instructions
on taking the AP exam and submitting work for the
performance tasks?
computational artifact a visualization, a graphic, a video, a program, or an audio recording that you create
using a computer.
which of the three assessments for the APCSP course the Create performance task
requires you to develop a computer program?
what is the goal of the Explore performance task? to create a computational artifact of your choosing to represent or illustrate the
intended purpose, function, or effect of a computing innovation using any
computational tool(s) you wish.
what MUST you do if you plan on using external work to you must acknowledge, attribute, and/or cite sources and include a bibliography
integrate into your computational artifact? with your
submission
give examples of external work that should be video, music, text, images, graphs, and program code that are used in the creation
acknowledged in your sources. of your computational artifacts
what will happen if a student fails to acknowledge (i.e., that student will receive a score of 0 on that performance task
through citation, through attribution, by
reference, and/or through acknowledgment in a
bibliographic entry) the source or
author of any and all information or evidence taken from
the work of someone else?
to say that APCSP is language agnostic means that... there is no specific language requirement
Principles Assessment
Overview & Performance
Task Directions 2026 |
Study Guide, Practice
Questions, Answers,
Rationales & Exam Review
| Complete Ethics Study
Guide
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep and Comprehensive
Rationales
Included
, what is the maximum number of words that can be used in 150
the written response or audio narration in your video that
identifies the programming language, identifies the
purpose of your program, and explains what the video
illustrates?
what are the three assessments that the APCSP course Explore Performance Task, Create Performance Task, and End-of-Course Exam
has?
how long are each of the the assessments of the APCSP Explore Performance Task: 8 hours
course? Create Performance Task: 12 hours
End-of-Course Exam: 2 hours
what percentage of the Total AP score does each of the Explore Performance Task: 16%
the assessments of the APCSP course make up? Create Performance Task: 24%
End-of-Course Exam: 60%
who should a student that is completing the AP Computer a school-based AP Coordinator
Science Principles course in a
nontraditional classroom situation consult for instructions
on taking the AP exam and submitting work for the
performance tasks?
computational artifact a visualization, a graphic, a video, a program, or an audio recording that you create
using a computer.
which of the three assessments for the APCSP course the Create performance task
requires you to develop a computer program?
what is the goal of the Explore performance task? to create a computational artifact of your choosing to represent or illustrate the
intended purpose, function, or effect of a computing innovation using any
computational tool(s) you wish.
what MUST you do if you plan on using external work to you must acknowledge, attribute, and/or cite sources and include a bibliography
integrate into your computational artifact? with your
submission
give examples of external work that should be video, music, text, images, graphs, and program code that are used in the creation
acknowledged in your sources. of your computational artifacts
what will happen if a student fails to acknowledge (i.e., that student will receive a score of 0 on that performance task
through citation, through attribution, by
reference, and/or through acknowledgment in a
bibliographic entry) the source or
author of any and all information or evidence taken from
the work of someone else?
to say that APCSP is language agnostic means that... there is no specific language requirement
