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ERIC Number: ED619674
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Sep
Pages: 10
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-
EISSN: N/A
Results of the Senior Exit Survey, 2013-14. Evaluation Matters. Volume 4, Number 1
Urdegar, Steven M.
Office of Assessment, Research, and Data Analysis, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
This report examines the results of the Senior Exit Survey, which is administered annually to all graduating high school students, pursuant to state requirements. The Senior Exit Survey in its fourth administration replaces the Graduate Exit Interview. The purpose of this study is fourfold: (1) to examine students' attitudes toward high school; (2) to explore students' postsecondary plans; (3) to investigate students' career/vocational choices; and (4) to understand their immediate wage earning aspirations. The sample for state-mandated postsecondary-plans included all twelfth grade students enrolled in traditional and charter high schools within the District. The sample for all other items included only those students who indicated they were graduating and were also eligible to receive a diploma or certificate of completion. Students enrolled in special education centers, the educational alternative outreach program, the juvenile justice center, and centers for special instruction were excluded from both samples. Over 80% of graduating seniors completed the survey, of which more than 85% reported planning to attend college. While most students gave their high schools high marks and rated college information/advanced course offerings as helpful in preparing them for life after graduation, many students also found their high school experience to lack training in life skills and financial literacy. The vast majority of seniors reported planning to attend a college in Florida. Health related professions were the most popular major of college-bound seniors.
Office of Assessment, Research, and Data Analysis, Miami-Dade County Public Schools. 1450 NE Second Avenue, Miami, FL 33132. Tel: 305-995-1000; Fax: 305-995-7521; Web site: http://oada.dadeschools.net/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Office of Assessment, Research, and Data Analysis (ARDA)
Identifiers - Location: Florida (Miami)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A