The College Entrance Examination Board and Mathematics Education

Abstract

The participation by secondary school and college teachers of computer science in the development of an Advanced Placement computer science course description and examination is a good example of the interaction between the world of the College Board and the world of mathematics. A long series of such interactions has occurred since the College Board was founded at the turn of the century; a look back at how the board was created and how it has evolved can help to explain the relationship between board activities and mathematics education today.