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

公平竞争环境研究所将在其为期3年的夏季数学和科学荣誉学院（SMASH）内设计和实施全面的高级安置计算机科学预备课程序列，以准备代表性不足的高中学生在高等教育中攻读计算机科学学位。该项目将为来自旧金山弗朗西斯科湾区和洛杉矶地区的345名非洲裔美国人和拉丁裔低收入第一代高中生提供机会，让他们尽早（9年级）并持续（3个夏季的3个5周课程）参与计算机科学课程。本课程将采用探索计算机科学课程，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历相关。该项目旨在：（1）将计算机科学融入SMASH学院的核心课程组成部分，为所有学生提供为期3年的AP CS原则预备序列;（2）检查为期3年的计算机科学序列对学习成果的影响，愿望，信仰，态度和代表性不足的高中学生的纵向结果;以及（3）研究在线AP CS原则课程对学生成绩的影响，并研究在线计算机科学课程的影响，以解决代表性不足的学生面临的差异，并扩大计算机科学的参与。

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.