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The AP Computer Science Principles Exam was administered for the first time on May 5, 2017.
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The framework focuses on computational thinking practices which are applied throughout the curriculum. The concept outline included in the curriculum is divided into seven units called "Big Ideas". Each unit contains a series of "Learning Objectives". Each "Learning Objective" is a general benchmark of student performance or understanding which has an associated "Enduring Understanding". An "Enduring Understanding" is a core comprehension which students should retain well after completing the course. Each "Learning Objective" is split into multiple "Essential Knowledge" standards, which are specific facts or content which the student must know to demonstrate mastery of the learning objective when assessed.<ref>{{cite web|date=Fall 2010|title=AP Computer Science Principles: Curriculum Framework 2016-2017|url=http://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-computer-science-principles-curriculum-framework.pdf|access-date=2016-02-22|publisher=College Board|pages=2–3|format=PDF}}</ref>
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== Through-Course Assessment ==
The Explore section will be removed in the 2021 exam. The exam prior to 2021 is described as follows:
*Task 1: Explore – Implications of Computing Innovations<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csprinciples.org/home/about-the-project/docs/CS_Principles_Performance_Assessment2014-1-9.pdf |title=AP Computer Science Principles Draft Performance Tasks |format=PDF |pages=6–7 |publisher=College Board |date=December 2013 |access-date=2016-02-22}}</ref>
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***Evaluate, Archive and Present Task
*The AP exam uses paper and pencil. (With the exception of year 2020, only Create and Explore were tested.)
*It lasts 120 minutes and includes approximately 74 questions.
*The exam is composed of two sections:
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