- AP Studio Art
AP Studio Art is a series of
Advanced Placement Courses divided into three different categories: AP Studio Art Drawing, AP Studio Art 2D, and AP Studio Art 3D.
=The portfolio=Unlike traditional AP Exams that utilize a
multiple-choice section,free response section, and occasionally anaudio section, the AP Studio Art Exam is a portfolio that encompasses 3 different categories: Quality, Concentration, and Breadth. Depending on the AP Studio Art exam the person is taking, the components for each of the 3 categories will vary. Regardless of the exam, all AP Studio Art portfolios have to be turned in by a set date and time, for example, 12:00pm on May 11, 2007 for the 2007 exam.AP Studio Art Drawing
AP Studio Art Drawing is an advanced placement course that deals with basic
painting anddrawing . Focus is applied on the composition of the differentlines /colors /shape /etc... of the painting instead of the design itself. Originally called AP Studio Art, it was later changed to AP Studio Art Drawing.Portfolio
*Section I: Quality: A student submits 5 actual artwork that represents the student's
quality of painting and drawing.*Section II: Concentration: A student submits 12 different slides that demonstrates the student's ability to paint and draw a variety of pieces that relate to 1 idea. These are arranged in a special order on slide coverings from
College Board .*Section III: Breadth: A student submits 12 additional and different slides that demonstrates the student's ability to incorporate
drawing techniques andissues that include drawing fromobservation , work withinverted ornonobjective forms , effective use oflight andshade ,line quality, surfacemanipulation , composition, variousspatial systems, and expressive mark-makingcite web | year = 2004 | url = http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/ap/students/studioart/ap04_sg_studioart.pdf | title = AP Studio Art Scoring Guidelines | format = PDF | publisher =College Board | accessdate = 2006-05-13] . There are arranged similar to Section II.Grade distribution
In the 2007 administration 13,558 students took the exam from 2,974 schools. The mean score was a 3.05.
References
External links
* [http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_studioart.html?studioart AP Studio Art at CollegeBoard.com]
* [http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/studioart/dist.html?studioart AP Studio Art 2006 grade distribution]
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