AP Computer Science Principles Create & Explore Task Final Deadline - UPDATED

Test date and time

There will be no end-of-year exam in Computer Science Principles–the AP Exam score will be computed from the Create and Explore Performance Tasks. The deadline for submission of Performance Questions in the Digital Portfolio is extended to May 26, 11:59 p.m. ET.

Question name

Performance Task: Create

Performance Task: Explore

% of exam weight (rounded)

60%

40%

Question description

The Create performance task focuses on students developing computer programs and describing significant aspects of the program that allow it to run correctly.

Students have the flexibility to write programs that reflect their interests (e.g., their desire to solve a problem; program a game; or produce digital art appealing to a specific audience, etc.). This allows students to engage in the study of computer science from a creative perspective. Students will provide evidence of their knowledge of important programming concepts such as developing algorithms and using abstractions. Students are required to submit an individual program but are able to collaborate on the development of their program.

The Explore performance task focuses on students using and applying computational analysis in the exploration of a significant computing innovation to determine and describe the impact of the innovation on people and society.

Students select and explore an innovation of their choosing. Then, they create a computational artifact about the innovation and describe how it works and how it is used, its purpose, how it consumes and/or produces data, and the harmful and beneficial effects of the innovation on people and society.

Other course-specific info

The scoring guidelines for the Create and Explore performance tasks are the same as the 2019 scoring guidelines and can be found here: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap19-sg-csp.pdf?course=ap-computer-science-principles