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Joyce Z. Schnieders; Becky L. Bobek; Edgar I. Sanchez – ACT Education Corp., 2024
Academic preparedness is critical when it comes to student success in college, but research on factors such as academic performance indicators and behaviors has shown that many students are not prepared for college. While may studies highlight that college-bound students need help becoming academically prepared for college, fewer studies have…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, College Readiness, College Bound Students
Washington State Board of Education, 2020
The Washington Legislature directed the State Board of Education (SBE) to provide an analysis of the equity and adequacy of new graduation pathway options through stakeholder outreach and engagement. This report contains the "Second Interim Graduation Pathway Options Report--July 2020" and the "Washington Graduation Pathway Options:…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Feedback (Response), Graduation, Postsecondary Education
An, Brian P.; Taylor, Jason L. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
We examine whether dual enrolled students display greater levels of college readiness than nonparticipants. Advocates assert that dual enrollment improves students' college readiness, but despite these assertions, few researchers have evaluated this relationship. Moreover, researchers that do consider whether dual enrollment improves college…
Descriptors: Employed Parents, College Readiness, Evidence, College Credits
Theodos, Brett; Pergamit, Michael R.; Hanson, Devlin; Edelstein, Sara; Daniels, Rebecca; Srini, Tanaya – Urban Institute, 2017
Senior year of high school can be a pivotal time in a young person's life. For some, it is the last step on the path to college and work. For others, finding stable employment or attending university after high school is far from guaranteed. Urban Alliance, headquartered in Washington, DC, helps students at risk of becoming disconnected from work…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Internship Programs, Mentors, College Readiness
Land, Christy W.; Ziomek-Daigle, Jolie – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2013
First generation college students have more difficulty preparing for and succeeding in post-secondary institutions. Informed by the literature review and relevant research the school counselor presents a small group design for high school students in their junior year. This small group plan for first generation college students addresses issues of…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, College Preparation, High School Students, College Bound Students
Kobrin, Jennifer L.; Sathy, Viji; Shaw, Emily J. – College Board, 2007
This paper presents and reviews gender, racial/ethnic, language, and socioeconomic subgroup performance differences on the SAT® over nearly the last two decades. Theories on the existence of subgroup differences are examined. Substantial revisions to the SAT were made in 1994, and again in 2005. The short-term and long-term impact of these…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Language
Noble, Julie P.; McNabb, Terry – 1989
A random sample of the records of all juniors and seniors tested under the American College Testing Program (ACT) during 1986-87 was selected to assess the relationships among the number and type of college preparatory courses students take, their grades in those courses, and their ACT test scores. Focus was on the impact of differential…
Descriptors: Academic Records, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation

Loveless, Peggy – 2000
Self-stereotyping, defined as the activation of stereotypes about oneself because of membership in a particular group, has been shown in certain situations to enhance or diminish cognitive performance. This study examined the effects of asking 1,107 African American and Caucasian American high school juniors from 22 schools to indicate their…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, Ethnicity, High School Students