Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
| Correlation | 6 |
| College Entrance Examinations | 5 |
| Scores | 4 |
| College Students | 3 |
| Difficulty Level | 3 |
| Gender Differences | 3 |
| Statistical Analysis | 3 |
| Student Records | 3 |
| Algebra | 2 |
| Chemistry | 2 |
| College Mathematics | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| ACT, Inc. | 1 |
| Education Sciences | 1 |
| Educational Research Quarterly | 1 |
| Online Submission | 1 |
| PRIMUS | 1 |
| ProQuest LLC | 1 |
Author
| Post, Thomas R. | 2 |
| Allen, Jeff | 1 |
| Amin, Raid | 1 |
| Anderson, Edwin | 1 |
| Dupuis, Danielle | 1 |
| Fendrick, Carol M. | 1 |
| Harwell, Michael | 1 |
| Harwell, Michael R. | 1 |
| LeBeau, Brandon | 1 |
| Li, Kuiyuan | 1 |
| Mattern, Krista | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 5 |
| High Schools | 3 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Florida | 1 |
| Illinois (Chicago) | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| ACT Assessment | 6 |
| SAT (College Admission Test) | 3 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Does not meet standards | 1 |
Peer reviewed
Download full textStone, Kari L.; Shaner, Sarah E.; Fendrick, Carol M. – Education Sciences, 2018
General Chemistry is a high impact course at Benedictine University where a large enrollment of ~250 students each year, coupled with low pass rates of a particularly vulnerable student population from a retention point of view (i.e., first-year college students), make it a strategic course on which to focus innovative pedagogical development.…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, College Science, Intervention
Allen, Jeff; Ndum, Edwin; Mattern, Krista – ACT, Inc., 2017
We derived an index of high school academic rigor by optimizing the prediction of first-year college GPA based on high school courses taken, grades, and indicators of advanced coursework. Using a large data set (n~108,000) and nominal parameterization of high school course outcomes, the high school academic rigor (HSAR) index capitalizes on…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Difficulty Level, Academic Standards, College Freshmen
Li, Kuiyuan; Uvah, Josaphat; Amin, Raid – Online Submission, 2012
In this paper, we assess students' performance in Elements of Statistics, one of the popular courses in general education, using data from UWF (University of West Florida) for fall 2008, fall 2009, and fall 2010 semesters. We analyze associations between students' performance in the course and several performance related factors including: college…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Curriculum Development, Standardized Tests
Direct linkNorman, Ke Wu; Medhanie, Amanuel G.; Harwell, Michael R.; Anderson, Edwin; Post, Thomas R. – PRIMUS, 2011
Recent "math wars" have drawn attention to how well various high school mathematics curricula prepare students for college-level mathematics. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the high school mathematics curricula and students' post-secondary mathematics placement recommendation, specifically how…
Descriptors: High Schools, College Mathematics, Student Placement, Mathematics Curriculum
Harwell, Michael; Dupuis, Danielle; Post, Thomas R.; Medhanie, Amanuel; LeBeau, Brandon – Educational Research Quarterly, 2014
The relationship between high school mathematics curricula and the likelihood of students who enroll in a developmental (non-credit bearing) course in college taking additional mathematics courses was studied. The results showed that high school mathematics curriculum, years of high school mathematics completed, and ACT mathematics scores were…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Remedial Mathematics, Developmental Programs
Parrott, Timothy Nolan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the effectiveness of an ACT intervention course developed for high school juniors at Anderson County High School during the 2011-2012 school year. This study compared the ACT composite test scores of the treatment group to the ACT composite test scores of the control group by using their PLAN scores as a baseline, to determine…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Test Coaching, High School Students, Intervention
