Collaborative Research: Broadening Participation in Computer Science: AP Computer Science Principles Phase II

美国大学理事会与杜克大学和米德尔伯里学院合作，提议扩展在美国国家科学基金会支持的项目“使用计算思维来模拟新课程：高级预修计算机科学原理（AP CSP I；美国国家科学基金会奖#0938336）”中完成的发展工作。这一努力导致了一门新的计算机入门课程的设计——计算机科学原理（CSP）——旨在通过丰富的计算机科学内容和令人兴奋的教学方法，达到广泛、多样化的高中生受众，同时满足AP课程的严格和高标准。AP CSP将使学生能够探索该领域的创造性方面，并为理解计算的深刻智力和实践贡献提供坚实的学术基础。这个后续项目-大学先修课程®计算机科学原理第二阶段（AP®CSP II） -将通过完成2016-17学年部署AP CSP考试所需的所有任务来扩展开发工作。为了实现该项目的目标，并支持CS 10K计划在开发评估和交付模式、教师专业发展和AP支持材料方面的兴趣，AP CSP II项目将(1)完成评估设计，以支持AP CSP课程框架的学习目标、试点实施和计算机考试的评分，以及(2)对AP CSP II活动进行形成性和总结性评估。重点是确定评估任务衡量学习目标的程度，以及课程和各种评估是否促进了计算机科学教育的参与和成功，特别是在传统上计算机科学代表性不足的学生中。

The College Board, in collaboration with Duke University and Middlebury College, proposes to extend the developmental work accomplished during the NSF-supported project "Using Computational Thinking to Model a New Course: Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles (AP CSP I; NSF award #0938336)." That effort led to the design of a new introductory computing course -- Computer Science Principles (CSP) -- that aims to reach a broad, diverse audience of high school students with rich computer science content and exciting pedagogy, while meeting the rigor and high standards of the AP program. AP CSP will enable students to explore the creative aspects of the field and will provide a solid academic foundation for understanding the deep intellectual and practical contributions of computing. This follow-on project -- Advanced Placement® Computer Science Principles Phase II (AP® CSP II) -- will extend that developmental work by completing all tasks required for deployment of the AP CSP exam during academic year 2016-17. To meet the goal of this project and to support the CS 10K initiative's interest in developing assessments and models of delivery, teacher professional development, and AP support materials, the AP CSP II project will (1) complete the assessment design to support the learning objectives of the AP CSP Curriculum Framework, pilot implementation, and scoring of the computer-based exam, and (2) conduct formative and summative evaluation of AP CSP II activities, with a focus on determining the extent to which the assessment tasks measure the learning objectives and whether the course and various assessments foster participation and success in computer science education, especially among students traditionally underrepresented in computer science.