2008 Woodie Awards
Students, faculty believe freshmen are ready for college
Jennifer Summers
Issue date: 9/28/06 Section: News
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By Jennifer Summers
Staff Reporter
UTC freshmen appear better-prepared for college-level work because of prep courses taken in high school.
In September 2006, the Association of American Publishers released a study conducted by Zogby International, a firm focused on public-opinion research, that found that, "More than 55 percent of college instructors [of 502 that responded to an online survey] said this year's entering freshmen are not ready for college-level studies."
Students and faculty at UTC appear to disagree with the poll.
"The majority of my students seem prepared," Barbara Wofford, an education professor, said. "Writing seems difficult for a very few."
Wofford, a professor at UTC for 31 years, has been teaching Freshman Seminar for about six years.
When asked how this year's freshman class compared to previous years, she said, "It is about the same."
Freshmen appeared to know that they needed to take extra steps to prepare for college.
Quiana Jimerson of Clarksville, Tenn., is technically a sophomore because she earned college hours in high school.
"I took a dual path at my high school," said Jimerson.
Jimerson also said that her dual path combined both the technical and college prep paths offered at her high school.
Jimerson added that her dual path involved, "a lot of research practice that prepared me for all the research that I have to do in college."
Freshmen who took college classes in high school sing their praises for enabling them with tools for college.
Like Jimerson, Ashton Teska, a Chattanooga freshman, also took college classes in high school.
"Those classes showed me that I was going to have to step it up in college," Teska said. "Without those classes, I wouldn't have been prepared for college."
One student said college exams require more preparation.
"The exams in college are harder," Brandon Bond, a Chattanooga freshman, said. "I remember that I never had to study for any of my exams in high school, and in college, I have to actually study."
Staff Reporter
UTC freshmen appear better-prepared for college-level work because of prep courses taken in high school.
In September 2006, the Association of American Publishers released a study conducted by Zogby International, a firm focused on public-opinion research, that found that, "More than 55 percent of college instructors [of 502 that responded to an online survey] said this year's entering freshmen are not ready for college-level studies."
Students and faculty at UTC appear to disagree with the poll.
"The majority of my students seem prepared," Barbara Wofford, an education professor, said. "Writing seems difficult for a very few."
Wofford, a professor at UTC for 31 years, has been teaching Freshman Seminar for about six years.
When asked how this year's freshman class compared to previous years, she said, "It is about the same."
Freshmen appeared to know that they needed to take extra steps to prepare for college.
Quiana Jimerson of Clarksville, Tenn., is technically a sophomore because she earned college hours in high school.
"I took a dual path at my high school," said Jimerson.
Jimerson also said that her dual path combined both the technical and college prep paths offered at her high school.
Jimerson added that her dual path involved, "a lot of research practice that prepared me for all the research that I have to do in college."
Freshmen who took college classes in high school sing their praises for enabling them with tools for college.
Like Jimerson, Ashton Teska, a Chattanooga freshman, also took college classes in high school.
"Those classes showed me that I was going to have to step it up in college," Teska said. "Without those classes, I wouldn't have been prepared for college."
One student said college exams require more preparation.
"The exams in college are harder," Brandon Bond, a Chattanooga freshman, said. "I remember that I never had to study for any of my exams in high school, and in college, I have to actually study."
