Selected high school courses as related to first quarter chemistry marks

The Affect of High School Chemistry Upon Achievement in College Chemistry: A Summary

“…Similarly, Hendricks et.al. (11) found the taking of high school chemistry rated with teacher-pupil ratios, school size, and per pupil cost as insignificant in affecting college chemistry performance. Perhaps more importantly, the lack of high school chemistry was not found to be that detrimental.…”

“…The studies came from a wide geographic area and the authors represented a number of institutions. Four were completed in Ohio (5,6,7,22); three in Illinois (10,13,14); two each in Georgia (11,16), Minnesota (1,9), New Jersey (8,19), New York (4,20), and Wisconsin (12,17); and one each in California (15), Iowa (2), Maryland (13), New Mexico (24), Pennsylvania (21), and Tennessee (3). Although Powers' paper (18) was published while he was at the University of Arkansas, his subjects attended an unnamed university in the midwest.…”

Science in the Secondary School

“…Additional References: Aylesworth (1960); Bicak (1962); Fox (1960); Hanson (1961); Hendricks (1962); Meredith (1961); Pennington (1960); Powell (1962); Woloson (1960).…”

Teaching Science: A Case for a Socio‐Historical Approach

“…Typical of many, a study by Hendricks et. al. at the University of Georgia reported that the taking of high school chemistry rated with teacher, pupil ratio, school size, and per pupil cost as insignificant in affecting college chemistry performance [14].…”