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.

Unit 1 – Question & Explore

Big Idea 1 Overview: Question and Explore

1.1 Identifying a problem or issue and developing a question about it

Evaluating the sources of information you use

1.2 Finding and organizing the information you need to answer the question

Looking at the problem or issue from different perspectives

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!

Unit 2 – Understand & Analyze

2.2 Explaining and analyzing the line of reasoning of an argument

2.2 Big Idea 2 Overview: Understand and Analyze

2.3 Evaluating the evidence an author uses to support their argument

2.4 Assessing potential resolutions, conclusions, or solutions raised by an argument

2.1 Reading critically for a purpose

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!

Unit 3 – Evaluate Multiple Perspectives

Evaluating objections, implications, and limitations of different perspectives or arguments

3.0 Big Idea 3 Overview: Evaluate Multiple Perspectives

Identifying, comparing, and interpreting different perspectives on, or arguments about, an issue

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!

Unit 4 – Synthesize Ideas

Using data and information from various sources to develop and support an argument

4.4 Offering resolutions, conclusions, or solutions based on evidence

Formulating a well-reasoned argument

Big Idea 4 Overview: 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!

Unit 5 – Team, Transform, & Transmit

5.1 Planning, producing, and revising a research paper while considering audience, context, and purpose

5.3 Reflecting on one’s own and others’ writing, thinking, and creative processes

Big Idea 5 Overview: Team, Transform, and Transmit

5.2 Presenting an argument for context, purpose, and/or audience

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!

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