Skip to main content
construction release_alert
The Scholars Team is working with OIT to resolve some issues with the Scholars search index
cancel

CS principles: Piloting a new course at national scale

Publication ,  Journal Article
Astrachan, O; Barnes, T; Garcia, DD; Paul, J; Simon, B; Snyder, L
Published in: SIGCSE'11 - Proceedings of the 42nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
April 19, 2011

Since 2008, the National Science Foundation, in collaboration with the College Board, has been developing a "Computer Science: Principles" curriculum to "introduce students to the central ideas of computing and computer science, to instill ideas and practices of computational thinking, and to have students engage in activities that show how computing and computer science change the world" [1]. We report on the initial pilot of the CS Principles curriculum at five universities in 2010-2011. Beginning in fall 2011, additional colleges will pilot the course while five high schools will teach CS Principles as a rigorous Advanced Placement (AP) high school course with an associated exam. It is important to note that this is in addition to, not as a replacement for, AP Computer Science A, a Java programming course. In this special session, suitable for both college and high school faculty, the five instructors from the 2010-2011 pilot institutions will describe their classes, the piloting experience (teaching under a microscope), and the successes and failures of their offerings. Emphasis will be placed on the following: mapping the CS Principles curriculum to the specific needs of a college or university, and how others can use or modify the existing materials for pilots at their schools.

Duke Scholars

Published In

SIGCSE'11 - Proceedings of the 42nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

DOI

Publication Date

April 19, 2011

Start / End Page

397 / 398
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Astrachan, O., Barnes, T., Garcia, D. D., Paul, J., Simon, B., & Snyder, L. (2011). CS principles: Piloting a new course at national scale. SIGCSE’11 - Proceedings of the 42nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 397–398. https://doi.org/10.1145/1953163.1953281
Astrachan, O., T. Barnes, D. D. Garcia, J. Paul, B. Simon, and L. Snyder. “CS principles: Piloting a new course at national scale.” SIGCSE’11 - Proceedings of the 42nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, April 19, 2011, 397–98. https://doi.org/10.1145/1953163.1953281.
Astrachan O, Barnes T, Garcia DD, Paul J, Simon B, Snyder L. CS principles: Piloting a new course at national scale. SIGCSE’11 - Proceedings of the 42nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. 2011 Apr 19;397–8.
Astrachan, O., et al. “CS principles: Piloting a new course at national scale.” SIGCSE’11 - Proceedings of the 42nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Apr. 2011, pp. 397–98. Scopus, doi:10.1145/1953163.1953281.
Astrachan O, Barnes T, Garcia DD, Paul J, Simon B, Snyder L. CS principles: Piloting a new course at national scale. SIGCSE’11 - Proceedings of the 42nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. 2011 Apr 19;397–398.

Published In

SIGCSE'11 - Proceedings of the 42nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

DOI

Publication Date

April 19, 2011

Start / End Page

397 / 398