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Download full textRadford, Alexandria Walton; Fritch, Laura Burns; Leu, Katherine; Duprey, Michael – National Center for Education Statistics, 2018
This report presents selected findings from the second follow-up of the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09). HSLS:09 follows a nationally representative sample of students who were ninth-graders in fall 2009 from the beginning of high school into higher education and the workforce. Key research topics for HSLS:09 include secondary to…
Descriptors: High School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Grade 9, Cohort Analysis
Balemian, Kara; Feng, Jing – College Board, 2013
Presented at the AP Annual Conference (APAC) in Las Vegas, NV in July 2013. This analysis takes a close look at first-generation Advanced Placement® (AP®) test takers to better understand the needs and challenges they face on their path to college. The analysis focuses on college-bound AP test takers who also took the SAT and examines a variety of…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Advanced Placement Programs, Achievement Tests, College Bound Students
Bozick, Robert; Ingels, Steven J. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2008
Recent research shows that U.S. 15-year-olds are behind their international counterparts in problem solving and mathematics literacy, ranking 24th of 29 nations (Lemke et al. 2004). Therefore, a key concern among policymakers and educators is improving the quantitative and analytical skills of American youth, who face job prospects in an economy…
Descriptors: High School Students, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Course Selection (Students)
So, Alvin Y. – 1982
Preliminary data from the High School and Beyond (HSB) research study are described in order to assist bilingual education researchers in understanding what information is available. The HSB project design included a highly stratified national probability sample encompassing 30,000 sophomores and 28,000 seniors enrolled in 1,015 public and private…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Bilingual Education, Data, High School Students
Harris, Kimberly; And Others – 1991
This paper presents the results of a survey titled "Postsecondary Plans of Nevada High School Seniors" that is administered biennially to provide educational planners with information about Nevada high school seniors' postsecondary plans. The survey consists of 43 questions and provides information in six areas: demographic…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Attitude Measures, Educational Planning, Enrollment
Polydorides, Georgia – 1984
The objective of this study is to examine factors influencing student achievement in Greece at the end of secondary schooling with special emphasis on the national examination, based on which selection in higher education is determined. The identification of these factors and their hierarchical contribution to achievement is investigated in a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Achievement Gains, College Admission
Peer reviewedMarques, J. F.; Miranda, M. J. – Oxford Review of Education, 1996
Analyzes data collected from freshman at the University of Lisbon (Portugal) between 1989 and 1992. Suggests that high school records (grade point average and number of courses completed) are a better predictor of academic success than entrance examinations. Discusses technical aspects of the study and social implications of its results. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Admission Criteria
Peer reviewedNicoll, Irena – Oxford Review of Education, 1996
Analyzes information from a computerized database of Ph.D. candidates in history between 1921-90. Examines the numbers of doctoral degrees produced at each college within the university, as well as students' gender, nationality, and age. Questions previously held assumptions concerning rates of completion and submission. Includes statistical…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations
Iadicola, Peter – 1980
The impact of school racial context (percentage of Anglo students in school and degree of Anglo peer group integration) and student background characteristics (sex, race, educational attainment of father of school racial context differed for Blacks intentions was addressed. A random subsample of Anglo (1,367), Black (1,172), and Hispanic (430)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Anglo Americans, Blacks
