Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 2 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 3 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Source
| ProQuest LLC | 2 |
| ACT, Inc. | 1 |
| Education Finance and Policy | 1 |
| Educational Evaluation and… | 1 |
| Journal of Advanced Academics | 1 |
Author
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 5 |
| Postsecondary Education | 5 |
| High Schools | 3 |
| Secondary Education | 3 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| ACT Assessment | 6 |
| SAT (College Admission Test) | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 1 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 1 |
Direct linkMichael C. McCain Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation presents an applied research study focused on improving ACT mathematics scores in a rural Mississippi independent school. The study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of increased mathematics instructional time and curriculum mapping on improving the percentage of students meeting the College Readiness Benchmark scores on…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Mathematics Achievement, Scores, Rural Schools
Peer reviewedBoatman, Angela; Bennett, Christopher T. – Education Finance and Policy, 2021
One explanation for negative or null findings in prior research on postsecondary remediation is that college may be too late to address issues of academic underpreparedness. This study evaluates the impact on student outcomes when college math remediation is offered in the senior year of high school. The Seamless Alignment and Integrated Learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Remedial Mathematics, Remedial Instruction, High School Students
Burns, Kathleen; Ellegood, William A.; Bernard Bracy, Jill M.; Duncan, Mimi; Sweeney, Donald C., II. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2019
This article presents an exploratory case study examining the effects of different early college credit programs on time to baccalaureate degree attainment at a metropolitan Midwestern United States land grant university. We developed a Cox proportional hazards regression model of a students' time to degree attainment as a function of their…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, High Schools, Higher Education, Acceleration (Education)
Download full textRadunzel, Justine; Noble, Julie; Wheeler, Sue – ACT, Inc., 2014
This study was a cooperative effort of the Texas-ACT College Success Research Consortium, a research partnership between ACT and the following Texas four-year postsecondary institutions: (1) The University of Texas at Austin; (2) Texas A&M University at College Station; (3) Texas A&M University at Commerce; and (4) University of Texas--Pan…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Advanced Placement Programs, School Statistics, Student Records
Bettinger, Eric P.; Baker, Rachel B. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2014
College graduation rates often lag behind college attendance rates. One theory as to why students do not complete college is that they lack key information about how to be successful or fail to act on the information that they have. We present evidence from a randomized experiment which tests the effectiveness of individualized student coaching.…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), College Students, Nontraditional Students, Goal Orientation
Smith, Shannon Saxby – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study was designed to solicit the perspectives of AP and IB graduates who have completed at least one semester of postsecondary education about their experiences while in their respective programs. This study was also conducted to determine whether these IB graduates report that they were better prepared for postsecondary studies than…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Placement, Graduates, Attitudes
