ERIC Number: EJ1245408
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Mar
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
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Mis/Alignment between High School and Community College Standards
Melguizo, Tatiana; Ngo, Federick
Educational Researcher, v49 n2 p130-133 Mar 2020
This study explores the extent to which "college-ready" students, by high school standards, are assigned to remedial courses in college. We used a unique longitudinal data set that links high school and community college transcript data. Focusing on math, we developed a naming device--"inter-sector math misalignment" (ISMM)--to measure mis/alignment between high school and college-level math standards. The results confirm that ISMM was prevalent and substantial with respect to high school grades, moderate to substantial based on different measures of math course-taking, and minor to moderate based on standardized test results. We see each of these cases as problematic--for equity, for efficiency, and for educational opportunity.
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), College Readiness, High School Graduates, Community Colleges, Academic Standards, Remedial Instruction, Mathematics Education, Educational Policy, Grades (Scholastic), Mathematics Tests, Standardized Tests, Test Results, Grade Point Average
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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