Exploring the Relationships Between High School Course Enrollment, Achievement, and First-Semester College GPA
- UNCP Author/Contributor (non-UNCP co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Dr.. Camille Goins, Assistant Professor/ FAEL Project Director (Creator)
- Dr. Jeffrey M. Warren, Assistant Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP )
- Web Site: http://www.uncp.edu/academics/library
Abstract: "This study explored the impact of Advanced Placement and honors course enrollment and high school grade point average (GPA) on first-semester college GPA. Data were collected from 131 college freshmen enrolled at a minority-serving institution who graduated from a public school during the previous academic year. A four-step hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that family structure, college status, enrollment in one or more Advanced Placement courses, and enrollment in five or more honors courses accounted for a significant amount of variance explained in first-semester college GPA, both individually and in combination. High school GPA intervened in these variables relationships with first semester college GPA accounting for a significant amount of variance. Based on these findings, opportunities for future research and implications for K–12 schools and colleges are provided."
Exploring the Relationships Between High School Course Enrollment, Achievement, and First-Semester College GPA
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- Publication
- Language: English
- Date: 2019
- Keywords
- AP courses, honors courses, high school GPA, college GPA, family structure