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Direct linkJudson, Eugene; Bowers, Nicole L.; Glassmeyer, Kristi – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2019
Although several studies have reported Advanced Placement (AP) growth, little attention has been paid to school- and classroom-level strategies that encourage students to enroll into AP courses and complete AP exams. This study focused on determining goals emphasized, and strategies used, by science and math teachers (N = 143). Results indicated…
Descriptors: Student Recruitment, Advanced Placement Programs, Science Education, Mathematics Education
Suzuki, Anne; Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey; Perry, Nancy J. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2012
This quasi-experimental, action-research study explored a five-week pre-enrollment initiative called the Pathways Summer Bridge (PSB) Program in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University (ASU). Theoretically framed and developed using the six components of Tinto's (1993) longitudinal model of institutional…
Descriptors: Control Groups, College Preparation, Summer Programs, Program Descriptions
Download full textNational Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2008
The purpose of a state report card is to provide the general public and policymakers with information to assess and improve post secondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2008" is the fifth in a series of biennial report cards that evaluates states in six overall performance categories: (1) Preparation for post-secondary education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2008
The purpose of a state report card is to provide the general public and policymakers with information to assess and improve post secondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2008" is the fifth in a series of biennial report cards that evaluates states in six overall performance categories: (1) Preparation for post-secondary education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education
Benford, Russell; Gess-Newsome, Julie – Online Submission, 2006
Students in gateway business, math, and science courses at Northern Arizona University receive non-passing grades (grades of D, F, and W) at high rates. To identify possible trends in demographic groups that receive DFWs and to investigate why students receive DFWs in these courses, a student survey was administered to 719 students in 7 gateway…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Student Surveys, Student Recruitment, Academic Achievement
Mendoza, Jose – 1991
The Mathematics, Engineering, Science, and Achievement (MESA) pre-college program was developed and implemented at Glendale Community College (GCC) in 1984. GCC's program is part of a statewide effort in Arizona to increase the number of under-represented minority students who complete high school with a foundation in mathematics, science, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Awards, College Bound Students
Wood, John J. – 1988
One of the working papers in the final report of the Arizona Board of Regents' Task Force on Excellence, Efficiency and Competitiveness, this study considers issues of minority access and persistence in Arizona's universities. Themes abstracted from personal interviews with minority students, faculty, and staff and minority and nonminority…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Administration, College Faculty
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2006
The purpose of this state report card is to provide the general public and policymakers with information they can use to assess and improve postsecondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2006" is the fourth in a series of biennial report cards. The report card grades states in six overall performance categories: (1) Preparation:…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Comparative Analysis, Performance Factors, Educational Improvement
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2004
This state report card is derived from "Measuring Up 2004", the national report card for higher education. Its purpose is to provide the public and policymakers with information to assess and improve postsecondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2004" is the third in a series of biennial report cards. The report card…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Comparative Analysis, Performance Factors, Educational Improvement
