ERIC Number: ED555671
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Nov
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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Predictors of Postsecondary Success
Hein, Vanessa; Smerdon, Becky; Sambolt, Megan
College and Career Readiness and Success Center
The purpose of this brief is to provide information to state, district, and school personnel seeking support to determine whether their students are on a path to postsecondary success. The College and Career Readiness and Success Center (CCRS Center) has received technical assistance requests from a number of states regarding factors that predict postsecondary success, and this brief summarizes and expands on the information shared with these states. Specifically, we summarize early childhood through early postsecondary education research that identifies student skills, behaviors, and other characteristics that predict future academic and workplace success. We have attempted to focus on a variety of measures drawn from readily available data that schools, districts, and states are likely to have. Through this information, policymakers and practitioners can begin to inform the development and validation of factors to identify students who are not on a path to postsecondary success as early as prekindergarten and as late as their senior year of high school. These factors can inform practice and can be integrated into a longitudinal tracking mechanism to identify and monitor individual students who may need additional resources or supports at any point during their schooling. In addition, tracking and measuring factors of success across prekindergarten to early postsecondary education offer a prime opportunity to develop and evaluate systemwide improvement efforts. For example, these data may help identify particular grades, schools, or subgroups of students (e.g., English language learners) that need additional support, enabling both school and district personnel to develop and monitor the impact of policies, programs, or interventions designed to improve outcomes for targeted groups or for the system in general.
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Postsecondary Education, Success, College Readiness, Prediction, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Educational Research, Skill Development, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics, Employment Qualifications, Job Skills, Competence, Persistence, Emotional Development, Attention, Child Health, Well Being, Literacy, Interpersonal Competence, Correlation, Middle School Students, Elementary School Students, High School Students, Benchmarking, Cognitive Ability, Scores, Thinking Skills, Attendance Patterns, Grade Point Average, College Credits, Full Time Students, Remedial Programs, Literature Reviews
College and Career Readiness and Success Center. Available from: American Institutes for Research. 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 800-634-0503; Fax: 202-403-5875; e-mail: CCRSCenter@air.org; Web site: http://www.ccrscenter.org
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Middle Schools; Junior High Schools; High Schools; Higher Education
Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: College & Career Readiness & Success Center at American Institutes for Research
Grant or Contract Numbers: S283B050028; S283B120034