26-06-2023 03:13 via developers.slashdot.org

34% of AP CS Students Couldn't Solve This Java-Based 2D Array Question

96,000 American students took this year's [Java-based] AP Computer Science A test. And more than a third — a full 34% — missed question #4.
It asks test-takers to write two methods for the class BoxOfCandy — one that moves a Candy object to the first row (of a column), and one that finds and returns a Candy object of a specfic flavor, removing it from the box.Long-time Slashdot reader theodp shares some thoughts:- "If 34% of students are not getting any points, it's a test ques
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