ERIC Number: ED613042
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
Pages: 1
Abstractor: ERIC
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Identifying Indicators That Predict Postsecondary Readiness and Success in Arkansas. Study Snapshot. REL 2021-091
Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest
This Study Snapshot highlights findings from a larger study on Arkansas's middle school and high school indicators of postsecondary readiness and success outcomes. The Arkansas Department of Education identified college and career readiness indicators in their Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan. Using two statewide cohorts of grade 6 students and data from 2008/09 through 2017/18, the study examined how well middle school and high school indicators that are aligned to the ESSA plan predict a postsecondary readiness outcome (ACT score of 19 or higher) and success outcomes (college enrollment in one term and enrollment persistence for more than one term within eight years of beginning grade 6). Findings indicate that while fewer than half of students met the Arkansas postsecondary readiness standard, more than half enrolled in college and about half persisted for more than one term within eight years of beginning grade 6. [For the full report, see ED613040. For the appendixes, see ED613043.]
Descriptors: Prediction, Educational Indicators, College Readiness, College Entrance Examinations, Enrollment, Middle School Students, High School Students, College Bound Students, Outcomes of Education, School Holding Power, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Student Behavior, Suspension, Expulsion, Mathematics Achievement
Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest. Available from: Institute of Education Sciences. 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202. Tel: 202-245-6940; Web site: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/southwest/index.asp
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest (ED); National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (ED); American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Identifiers - Location: Arkansas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDIES91990018C0002
IES Publication: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4614