Research in the Teaching of English May 2006

Are Advanced Placement English and First-Year College Composition Equivalent? A Comparison of Outcomes in the Writing of Three Groups of Sophmore College Students

Kristine Hansen Brigham Young University ; Suzanne Reeve University of Washington ; Jennifer Gonzalez University of Maryland, College Park ; Richard R Sudweeks ; Gary L Hatch ; Patricia Esplin Brigham Young University ; William S Bradshaw

Abstract

This study was conducted to obtain empirical data to inform policy decisions about exempting incoming students from a first-year composition (FYC) course on the basis of Advanced Placement (AP) English exam scores.

Journal
Research in the Teaching of English
Published
2006-05-01
DOI
10.58680/rte20065109
CompPile
Search in CompPile ↗
Open Access
Closed
Topics
first-year composition
Export
BibTeX RIS

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (1)

  1. Ratliff (2019)
    The Adaptive Cycle
    Pedagogy

References (0)

No references on file for this article.

CrossRef global citation count: 3 View in citation network → Build reading path →

Related Articles

  1. Computers and Composition Jun 2026
    Student perceptions of screen recording and screencast assignments in first-year writing ↗
    Julie Townsend; Melanie Gagich
    first-year composition writing pedagogy revision
  2. Computers and Composition Jun 2026
    Integrating generative AI in first-year writing: Lessons from a pilot initiative ↗
    Christopher McVey; Pary Fassihi; Shuang Geng; Sarah Madsen Hardy; Matthew Parfitt
    first-year composition artificial intelligence
  3. Computers and Composition Jun 2026
    Evaluating students’ Coded animated stories as multimodal narrative composition in the middle school English curriculum ↗
    Len Unsworth
    first-year composition teacher development digital rhetoric multimodality
  4. Journal of Writing Research Feb 2026
    Generative AI use in college writing classes: An analysis of student chat logs and writing projects ↗
    Sarah Madsen Hardy; Pary Fassihi; Shuang Geng; Christopher McVey; Matt Parfitt
    rhetorical criticism first-year composition writing pedagogy artificial intelligence multilingual writers
  5. Journal of Writing Research Feb 2026
    Using AI to understand students’ self-assessments of their writing ↗
    Madeleine Sorapure; Seth Erickson; Sarah Hirsch; Kenny Smith
    first-year composition assessment qualitative research artificial intelligence