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The Push for Standardization.

Watt, Dan – Popular Computing, 1983

Discusses issues involved in the standardization of curriculum for high school computer science education, including the choice of programing language. The new Advanced Placement (AP) Program in Computer Science is also discussed, including its use of Pascal and the implications of introducing such a test at this time. (EAO)

Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Advanced Placement Programs, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development

High School Computing: The inside Story.

Chen, Natasha M. – Computing Teacher, 1992

Expresses a high school student's frustration at trying to learn programing through courses in BASIC and PASCAL and her renewed enthusiasm studying programing with Scheme. Changes in the elementary, secondary, and advanced placement computer science curriculum are encouraged, and information for obtaining Scheme software is provided. (MES)

Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Problems