Although the population of students taking the Advanced Placement (AP)
computer science exam grew by about 24 percent from 2014, it has continued to
be predominantly white and male, according to the College Board. Female
test-takers experienced a slight increase over the year, but at just 22 percent
of the test-taking population, underrepresentation remains prevalent. The
Georgia Institute of Technology's Barbara Ericson analyzed the data and found
10 U.S. states had fewer than 10 girls take the AP exam, while year-over-year
growth of the overall female pass rate was 3 percent for a total of 61 percent.
Non-white or Asian test-takers inched up by only half a percentage point to 13
percent. Ericson estimates fewer than 10 African-American students took the
exam in 23 states. Moreover, no black students took the exam in Idaho, Mississippi,
Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and
Wyoming, which is still fewer states than last year. The overall pass rate for
African-American students climbed from 33 percent to 38 percent year-over-year,
but there were significant variances between states. The College Board seeks to
make computer science more accessible to all students via its AP Computer
Science Principles course, which it will launch next year.
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2015/11/no_african-american_students_2015_AP_computer_science_exam_nine_states.html
- Svetty
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