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Progress toward meeting the recommendations for quality improvements made by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) in 1981 in "The Need for Quality" is reviewed, and suggestions for state actions to improve undergraduate education in the SREB states are offered. High school graduation requirements in SREB states are identified,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advanced Placement Programs, College Admission, College Preparation
SCHWILCK, GENE L.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS DOCUMENT IS A COLLECTION OF FIFTEEN PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE COLLOQUIUM ON THE CHALLENGE OF CURRICULAR CHANGE. BROADER TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE--(1) THE EXTENT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF CURRICULAR CHANGE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, (2) THE RESPONSES OF COLLEGES TO THESE CHANGES, THE BARRIERS TO CHANGE IN THE COLLEGES, AND SOME CURRENT EXPERIMENTS WHICH…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, College Curriculum, College Preparation, Colleges
Download full textCournoyer, David, Ed. – W. K. Kellogg Foundation, 2004
One of the priority interests of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation is to connect the knowledge and resources of institutions with communities in order to improve the quality of life in community. Partnerships achieve uncommon results. In Santa Ana, California, an unusual partnership of public schools, community college, universities, community…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Hispanic Americans, Partnerships in Education, College Preparation
Keller, Michael – 1999
This seventh annual Student Outcome and Achievement Report (SOAR) provides information that can be used to track high school student outcomes at the state level. The SOAR system collects information about college performance of new high school graduates including: remedial work needed in math, English, and reading; grades in first math and English…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, College Preparation, College Students
Brown, Janis D.; Madhere, Serge – 1996
This study focused on identifying factors that would enhance the probability of college attendance among African-American students. These factors included parental involvement, high school curriculum track, the prestige of one's life goal, socioeconomic status, and amount of television viewing. Data were drawn from a random selection of 1,394…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Education, Black Students
Civian, Janet; Schley, Sara – 1996
A study followed 445 Wellesley College (Massachusetts) women students matriculating in 1991 through their college years to isolate factors associated with persistence in math and science. Data were gathered through three surveys (at orientation, at the end of the sophomore year, and before graduation) and in focus groups over the 4 years of the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Case Studies, College Environment, College Mathematics
Maryland State Higher Education Commission, Annapolis. – 1996
This report examines the relationship between Maryland students' academic performance and experiences in high school and how well they did in their initial year in college. It includes students who graduated from a Maryland high school in the 1993-94 school year and who enrolled at a Maryland college or university during the 1994-95 academic year.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Kang, Gyenam Kim; Lee, Yeounwoo – 1994
The Korean Society for Educational Evaluation is described, and the national college entrance examination used in Korea is discussed. The Korean Society for Educational Evaluation exists to promote exchange of academic information among members on measurement, statistics, research methodologies, and evaluation. The Society publishes a journal and…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Tests, Admission (School), Centralization
Hossler, Don; Hu, Shouping; Schmit, Jack – 1998
This study focuses on predictors of student sensitivity to college tuition and financial aid in their college choice process. Data were drawn from a longitudinal study on the postsecondary education choices of high school students in the state of Indiana. The variables student and family background, student academic characteristics, student…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Choice, College Preparation, Correlation
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1992
This study examines how high school preparation, standardized test scores, and scores on program entrance examinations are indicators of White, Black, and Hispanic students' academic performance and completion of teacher education programs. Transcripts of teacher education students (N=712) matriculating in traditional 4-year teacher education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Black Students, College Entrance Examinations
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
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 1994
This report continues for a second-year analysis of progress made in implementing Illinois State Board of Higher Education policy on secondary education requirements for college admission and improving undergraduate education in Illinois. In particular this report examines the preparation of students for college and their achievement in their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Board of Education Policy
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1994
This third annual report documents performance of Florida public high school graduates who became first-time-in-college students at public postsecondary institutions throughout the State within 1 year after graduation. The outcome report reflects the preparedness of Florida students for postsecondary education by documenting the number and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Freshmen, College Preparation
Loadman, William E.; And Others – 1986
A project examined the mathematics and science performance of vocational students in Ohio. Part I of the study achieved the first objective--to report the science and mathematics content contained within the Ohio Vocational Achievement Tests for the 38 program areas. Each of the 38 tests was presented and found to have sound psychometric…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Achievement Tests, College Preparation
Rock, Donald A.; And Others – 1985
Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Seniors Class of 1972 (NLS) and from High School and Beyond (HS&B), this study documents changes in the academic achievement of high school seniors between 1972-1980. It also identifies the school and student factors related to these changes. Its purpose is to inform…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Preparation, Educational Assessment
