More about the 2008 Faculty Colloquium

Two General Conclusions

• "Faculty believe that if only one AP Computer Science course is offered by the College Board, we should maintain a course such as the current AP CS course, making incremental improvements, but keeping it focused on programming so that it aligns with the first course within the major."

• "However, there seems to be a desire for the current AP Computer Science A course and exam NOT to be the AP Program's stand-alone Computer Science offering."

Selected Notes

• Current rigor and standards for AP CS A appropriate for college-level studies
• Encourage emphasis on problem solving, not just syntax and semantics
• Numerous (sometimes contradictory) suggestions on content details

AP CS A Development Committee has reviewed these comments in detail.

created 18 January 2013 last revised 24 February 2012

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