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Burhan Ogut; Darrick Yee; Ruhan Circi; Nevin Dizdari – Grantee Submission, 2023
Research shows that the intensity of high school course-taking is related to postsecondary outcomes. However, there are various approaches to measuring the intensity of students' course-taking. This study presents new measures of coursework intensity that rely on differing levels of quantity and quality of coursework. We used these new indices to…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), High School Students, Difficulty Level, Age Differences
Panayiota Kendeou; Kristen L. McMaster; Danielle S. McNamara; Bess Casey Wilke – Grantee Submission, 2023
This chapter offers an integrated review and discussion of the major advances in theory and practice in the area of literacy, with particular focus on the work since 2014 onward. For the purposes of this review, it approaches Literacy as the ability to read and write. For reading, the chapter highlights theoretical advances that expand the view of…
Descriptors: Literacy, Reading Ability, Writing Ability, Prior Learning