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Burris, Carol Corbett; Murphy, John – Educational Leadership, 2014
The authors, pioneers in detracking and in shrinking achievement gaps, pose a question: Is it possible to have all students in a large high school successfully complete a challenging curriculum that gives them practice in the habits and skills necessary for success in college? The answer, they say, "is a resounding yes." This article…
Descriptors: College Preparation, High School Students, Secondary School Curriculum, High Schools
Conley, David; Lombardi, Allison; Seburn, Mary; McGaughy, Charis – Online Submission, 2009
This study reports the preliminary results from a field test of the College-readiness Performance Assessment System (C-PAS), a large-scale, 6th-12th grade criterion-referenced assessment system that utilizes classroom-embedded performance tasks to measure student progress toward the development of key cognitive skills associated with success in…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Performance Based Assessment, Academic Achievement, Performance Tests