Unit 4: Presentation & Defense
Research · Unit 4 · Paper 1

Presentation & Defense unit test

A test on this unit alone, marked as a percentage and a letter grade — for the test your class is actually sitting, rather than for May. Answer everything, then submit once: seeing the answer to question 3 before attempting question 4 makes the final percentage meaningless.

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Each paper is built from this unit’s 20 terms and is the same for everyone, so a teacher can assign “Unit 4, Paper 1” and every student sits the identical test. Multiple choice is marked objectively; the written sections you mark yourself against the model answer and rubric.
Suggested time 33 min 30 points0/17 attempted
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Presentation structure

2

Answering about a methodological weakness

3

Body language and pace

4

What to leave out

5

Answering a question outside your study

6

When you do not know

7

Deadlines and submission

8

Academic integrity in AP Research

9

What distinguishes a top-scoring paper

10

Presenting qualitative findings

11

Handling a hostile-sounding question

12

Explaining statistics aloud

Short answer 1. Define or explain: Practicing the defense

3 pts

Short answer 2. Define or explain: Assessment weighting

3 pts

Short answer 3. Define or explain: Working with an expert adviser

3 pts

Short answer 4. Define or explain: Acknowledging limitations on stage

3 pts

Free response

6 pts

A student has completed an AP Research study and is preparing for the oral defense. The study surveyed 84 students at one school, found a moderate association between hours of part-time work and self-reported academic engagement, and concluded that part-time work reduces engagement.

Write ONE question a panelist is likely to ask about the study’s conclusion, and explain why it is the obvious question.

Explain how the student should respond to that question without abandoning the study.

Explain why acknowledging a limitation strengthens rather than weakens a defense.

Describe ONE further study that would follow logically from this one, and explain what it would establish that this study cannot.