Common Planner
K–12 Standards

By the End of the 12th Grade

Other Missouri Computer Science sets

Computing Systems

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    Devices

    1. 1

      Illustrate ways computing systems implement logic through hardware components.11-12.CS.D.01

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    Hardware & Software

    1. 1

      Describe and categorize roles of an operating system.11-12.CS.HS.01

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    Troubleshooting

    1. 1

      Describe how hardware components facilitate logic, input, output and storage in computing systems.11-12.CS.T.01

Networks & the Internet 

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    Network Communication & Organization

    1. 1

      Analyze the relationship between routers, switches, servers, topology and addressing.11-12.NI.NCO.01

    2. 2

      Describe key protocols and underlying processes of internet‐based services (e.g., http/https and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)/internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), routing protocols).11-12.NI.NCO.02

    3. 3

      Explain how the characteristics of the internet influence the systems developed on it.11-12.NI.NCO.03

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    Cybersecurity

    1. 1

      Compare and refine ways in which software developers protect devices and information from unauthorized access.11-12.NI.C.01

    2. 2

      Analyze cryptographic techniques to model the secure transmission of information.11-12.NI.C.02

Data & Analysis 

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    Storage

    1. 1

      Compare different bit representations of data types, such as characters, Booleans and numbers while recognizing when using each data type is appropriate. 11-12.DA.S.01

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    Collection, Visualization & Transformation

    1. 1

      Generate data sets that use a variety of data collection tools and analysis techniques to support a claim and/or communicate information.11-12.DA.CVT.01

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    Inference & Models 

    1. 1

      Evaluate the ability of models and simulations to test and support the refinement of hypotheses.11-12.DA.IM.01

Algorithms & Programming

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    Algorithms

    1. 1

      Critically examine and trace classic algorithms (e.g., selection sort, insertion sort, binary search, linear search).11-12.AP.A.01

    2. 2

      Implement an artificial intelligence algorithm to interact with a human or solve a problem.11-12.AP.A.02

    3. 3

      Describe how artificial intelligence algorithms drive many software and physical systems (e.g., autonomous robots, computer vision, pattern recognition, text analysis).11-12.AP.A.03

    4. 4

      Evaluate algorithms (e.g., sorting, searching) in terms of their efficiency and clarity.11-12.AP.A.04

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    Variables

    1. 1

      Create problem solutions that utilize data structures (e.g., lists, arrays, ArrayLists).11-12.AP.V.01

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    Control

    1. 1

      Trace the execution of iteration (e.g., loops, recursion), illustrating output and changes in values of named variables.11-12.AP.C.01

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    Modularity

    1. 1

      Construct solutions to problems using student‐ created components (e.g., procedures, modules, objects).11-12.AP.M.01

    2. 2

      Create programming solutions by reusing existing code (e.g., libraries, Application Programming Interface (APIs), code repositories).11-12.AP.M.02

    3. 3

      Analyze a large‐scale computational problem and identify generalizable patterns that can be applied to a solution.11-12.AP.M.03

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    Program Development 

    1. 1

      Use integrated development environments (IDEs) and collaborative tools and practices (code documentation) in a software project.11-12.AP.PD.01

    2. 2

      Plan and develop programs using a development process (e.g., waterfall, iterative, spiral, rapid application development, agile).11-12.AP.PD.02

    3. 3

      Identify and compare features of various programming languages that make them useful for solving problems and developing systems.11-12.AP.PD.03

    4. 4

      Design software using version control.11-12.AP.PD.04

    5. 5

      Develop and use a series of test cases to verify that a program performs according to its design specifications.11-12.AP.PD.05

    6. 6

      Explain security issues that might lead to compromised computer programs.11-12.AP.PD.06

    7. 7

      Evaluate key qualities of a program through a process such as a code review.11-12.AP.PD.07

Impacts of Computing

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    Culture

    1. 1

      Evaluate the impact of equity, access and influence on the distribution of computing resources in a global society.11-12.IC.C.01

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    Safety, Law & Ethics

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      Debate laws and regulations that impact the development and use of software.11-12.IC.SLE.01

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 11 and Grade 12
Where can I read the official document?
GRADES K‐12 COMPUTER SCIENCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

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