Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Disciplines
Education | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Abstract
This study focused on the relationship between students’ Advanced Placement (AP) English language performance and their subsequent college success. Targeted students were divided into three groups according to their AP English Language performance. Subsequent college success was measured by students’ first-year college GPA, retention to the second year, and institutional selectivity. The demographic characteristics of the three AP performance groups with regard to gender, ethnicity, and best language spoken are provided. Results indicated that, after controlling for students’ SAT scores as a measure of prior academic performance, AP English Language performance was positively related to all three measures of college success.
Recommended Citation
Xiong, Xinhui; Mattern, K. D.; and Shaw, E. J., "The Relationship between AP English Language Performance and College Outcomes" (2008). NERA Conference Proceedings 2008. 23.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/nera_2008/23