AP Computer Science Principles: Difference between revisions

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==Topic outline==

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|accessdateaccess-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 |accessdateaccess-date=2016-02-22}}</ref>

**Task Description: In the classroom, students explore the impacts of computing on social, economic, and cultural areas of our lives

**Task Time Limit: 8 hours in Class Time

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***Visual Artifact Summary: 50 Words

***Evaluate, Archive and Present Task

*Task 2- Create – Applications from Ideas<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=8–9 |publisher=College Board |date=December 2013 |accessdateaccess-date=2016-02-22}}</ref>

**Task Description: Students create computational artifacts through the design and development of programs.

**Task Time Limit: 12 hours in Class Time