Success in introductory college physics: The role of high school preparation

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Depth versus Breadth: How Content Coverage in High School Science Courses Relates to Later Success in College Science Coursework. (2009, background): “In a larger survey study, Sadler and Tai (2001) found that high school physics teachers’ decision to focus in depth on fewer topics, rather than on broad coverage, was predictive of students’ higher grades in their college physics course when controlling for student background factors.”
Rethinking advanced high school coursework: tackling the depth/breadth tension in the AP US Government and Politics course (2011, background): “Researchers’ conceptions of depth and breadth have ranged from the amount of instructional time spent on a topic (Sadler and Tai 2001 , Schwartz et al.”
Connecting High School Physics Experiences, Outcome Expectations, Physics Identity, and Physics Career Choice: A Gender Study. (2010, unknown): “…perceptions about science/scientists (Bonham, Dear-dorff, & Beichner, 2003;Carlone, 2004;Cavallo et al., 2004;Cleaves, 2005;Farenga & Joyce,1999; Hazarietal.,2007;Jonesetal.,2000;Morganetal.,2001;Norvilitis,Reid,&Norvilitis,2002;Sadler & Tai, 2001; Stokking, 2000; Tai et al., 2005).”
Factors Influencing Success in Introductory College Chemistry (2005, methodology): “More recent works have also used grades as a measure of performance (Alters, 1995; Hart & Cottle, 1993; Nordstrom, 1990; Sadler and Tai, 2001; Tai & Sadler, 2001).”