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Mace, Scott – InfoWorld, 1984
Several major universities are not granting academic credit to students who pass the College Board's Advanced Placement Test in Computer Science. Issues related to this trend and to the teaching of computer science in high schools and in colleges are explored. (JN)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Educational Trends
Stumpf, Heinrich; Stanley, Julian C. – College Board Review, 1997
Reports a study of gender differences in enrollment and performance of on the College Board's Advanced Placement Computer Science tests from 1984 through 1996. Although the gender gap in test performance has narrowed significantly over that period, the percentage of women taking the examinations has been consistently low. Argues that stronger…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement Programs, Computer Science, Educational Trends
Lambert, Leo M.; And Others – Engineering Education, 1987
Describes Syracuse University's Project Adventure (SUPA), a cooperative arrangement between the university and 80 school districts in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maine, and Michigan, which is designed to give talented high school seniors the opportunity to enroll in university freshman courses in several subject areas, including computer…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College School Cooperation, College Science, Computer Literacy
