BP: The Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of an AP Computer Science Preparatory Sequence for Underrepresented High School Students

公平竞争环境学院将在其为期3年的暑期数学和科学荣誉学院(SMASH)内设计和实施全面的高级预科计算机科学预科课程序列，为未被充分代表的有色人种高中生在高等教育中攻读计算机科学学位做好准备。该项目将为旧金山湾区和洛杉矶地区学校的345名非洲裔和拉丁裔低收入第一代高中生提供早期(9年级)和始终如一(为期3个暑期的3个5周课程)计算机科学课程的机会。本课程序列将采用探索性计算机科学课程，向学生介绍计算机科学领域，同时使计算机科学与有色人种学生的文化背景和生活经验相关。本项目的目标是：(1)将计算机科学整合到SMASH学院的核心课程组成部分中，为所有学生提供为期3年的AP CS原理预科序列；(2)考察计算机科学3年序列对未被充分代表的高中生的学习结果、抱负、信念、态度和纵向结果的影响；以及(3)研究在线AP CS原理课程对学生结果的影响，并研究在线计算机课程的影响，以解决未被充分代表的学生面临的差异，并扩大对计算机科学的参与。

The Level Playing Field Institute will design and implement a comprehensive Advanced Placement computer science preparatory course sequence within its 3-year Summer Math and Science Honors Academy (SMASH) to prepare underrepresented high school students of color to pursue computer science degrees in higher education. The project will to provide 345 African American and Latino low-income, first-generation high school students from schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles Area the opportunity to engage early (9th grade) and consistently (three 5-week courses over 3 summers) with computer science curriculum. This course sequence will adopt the Exploring Computer Science curriculum and introduce students to the field of computer science, while making computer science relevant to the cultural background and lived experiences of students of color. This project aims to: (1) integrate computer science into the core program components of the SMASH Academy, providing a 3-year AP CS Principles preparatory sequence for all students; (2) examine the impact of a 3-year computer science sequence on the learning outcomes, aspirations, beliefs, attitudes, and longitudinal outcomes of underrepresented high school students; and (3) examine the impact of online AP CS Principles courses on student outcomes and examine implications for online computer science courses to address disparities facing underrepresented students and broaden participation in computer science.