“When the National Science Foundation approached the College Board in 2008, there was an overall problem of participation ... rollout of the new AP Computer Science Principles course, 104,849 ...

To find out more about the new AP Computer Science Principles course, for example, browse this detailed PDF provided by the College Board. Knowing the changes to the course can help you decide if ...

In AP Computer Science Principles, they learn Java Script and how to prototype problems, top-down design ... can lead to many career fields — for example, graphic design, medicine, political ...

While students in AP Computer Science A work to debug and analyze Java code, engaging in one 3-hour multiple choice exam at the end of the year, Principles is much more conceptual and project-based.

In a bid to engage more U.S. high school students in computer science, the College Board introduced a new Advanced Placement (AP) course in 2016: Computer Science Principles, which explores a ...

AP CSP is an introductory college-level course, where students learn to design and evaluate solutions and to apply computer science principles to solve problems. Kwan said he enjoys the hands-on ...