Open AccessGrade Point Average Differences between Dual and Nondual Credit College Students
Author(s) -
Robert Young,
Sheila A. Joyner,
John R. Slate
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
urban studies research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-4193
pISSN - 2090-4185
DOI - 10.1155/2013/638417
Subject(s) - community college , dual (grammatical number) , dual enrollment , ethnic group , mathematics education , psychology , class (philosophy) , point (geometry) , medical education , mathematics , political science , medicine , computer science , art , literature , artificial intelligence , law , geometry
We examined the first and final term grade point averages (GPA) for a class of students at a Texas community college to determine how dual enrollment credit influenced GPA. Five statistically significant differences, albeit small effect sizes, were present by gender and by ethnic membership. Dual credit students had higher GPAs than did nondual credit students. Interestingly, dual enrollment did not have a statistically significant influence on GPAs for Asian students or for students after two years at this community college. As such, this study is the first research investigation of which we are aware in which student GPA in the first college semester and at the end of the second year was compared between dual credit and nondual credit students. Implications of our findings and suggestions for future research are provided