Should the AP Computer Science A Exam Switch to Using Python?

Mehran Sahami; Owen Astrachan; Sandy Czajka; Adrienne Decker; Jennifer Rosato

doi:10.1145/3478432.3499230

Should the AP Computer Science A Exam Switch to Using Python?

Mehran Sahami
, Owen Astrachan
, Sandy Czajka
, Adrienne Decker
, Jennifer Rosato

Department of Engineering Education

University at Buffalo

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Changing the language used to teach the AP Computer Science A course is an expensive, time-consuming, and ultimately controversial endeavor. However, it is worth raising the question from time to time to determine if such a change may now be appropriate. This panel offers a set of speakers specifically chosen to provide a diverse set of viewpoints and experiences (high school teacher, curriculum developer, exam reader, exam development committee member, university credit-granting administrator) on the question of whether the language in the AP CS A exam should be switched to Python in the near future.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	SIGCSE 2022 - Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages	1015-1016
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450390712
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3478432.3499230
State	Published - Mar 3 2022
Event	53rd Annual ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE 2022 - Hybrid, Providence, United States Duration: Mar 3 2022 → Mar 5 2022

Publication series

Name	SIGCSE 2022 - Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.2
Volume	2

Conference

Conference	53rd Annual ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE 2022
Country/Territory	United States
City	Hybrid, Providence
Period	03/3/22 → 03/5/22

Keywords

advanced placement computer science a exam
python

Access to Document

10.1145/3478432.3499230

Cite this

Sahami, M., Astrachan, O., Czajka, S., Decker, A., & Rosato, J. (2022). Should the AP Computer Science A Exam Switch to Using Python? In SIGCSE 2022 - Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 1015-1016). (SIGCSE 2022 - Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.2; Vol. 2). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/3478432.3499230

Sahami, Mehran ; Astrachan, Owen ; Czajka, Sandy et al. / Should the AP Computer Science A Exam Switch to Using Python?. SIGCSE 2022 - Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2022. pp. 1015-1016 (SIGCSE 2022 - Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.2).

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Sahami, M, Astrachan, O, Czajka, S, Decker, A & Rosato, J 2022, Should the AP Computer Science A Exam Switch to Using Python? in SIGCSE 2022 - Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. SIGCSE 2022 - Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.2, vol. 2, Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, pp. 1015-1016, 53rd Annual ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE 2022, Hybrid, Providence, United States, 03/3/22. https://doi.org/10.1145/3478432.3499230

Should the AP Computer Science A Exam Switch to Using Python? / Sahami, Mehran; Astrachan, Owen; Czajka, Sandy et al.
SIGCSE 2022 - Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2022. p. 1015-1016 (SIGCSE 2022 - Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.2; Vol. 2).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review