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Reap, Margaret C.; Covington, Helen C. – 1980
A study was conducted at North Harris County College to determine the extent to which its Developmental Studies Program (DSP) was meeting stated goals and to assess the predictive reliability of the screening tests used to place incoming students in DSP courses. The study involved: (1) an assessment of the need for the DSP program as evidenced by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Age, Community Colleges
Download full textAlderete, Karen – Online Submission, 2001
This report summarizes the 2000-2001 program evaluation results of AISD's GEAR UP program.
Descriptors: Grade 7, Low Income Students, At Risk Students, Partnerships in Education
Peer reviewedWhitney, Douglas R.; Leahy, Robert D. – College and University, 1975
At the University of Iowa, a project utilizing pre-admissions information about students has a potential for future recruitment of students. (PG)
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Applicants, College Freshmen, Educational Supply
Anderson, John R.; Kline, Paul J. – 1977
This report describes several of the design decisions underlying ACT, a production system model of human cognition. ACT can be considered a high level computer programming language as well as a theory of the cognitive mechanisms underlying human information processing. ACT design decisions were based on both psychological and artificial…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Computational Linguistics, Computer Programs
David, Remigius – 1979
Grade reports of Southeastern Louisiana University from 1970-71 through 1978-79 were examined to determine whether grade inflation occurred in relation to scores on the American College Testing (ACT) program. Both ACT and Scholastic Aptitude Test scores have been declining nationally, while university registrars report that student grades at the A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Grade Inflation, Grades (Scholastic)
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1974
Although the reader may wish to use the entire American College Testing (ACT) Program Profile for detailed study and comparison, this abstract is prepared to give a brief overview of the highlights contained in that report. The format presented in this abstract might also serve as a model for a brief profile of student characteristics at the local…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Freshmen, College Students, Community Colleges
Alderete-Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2008
This report summarizes 2006-2007 evaluation results of AISD's Project ADVANCE activities. Project ADVANCE staff worked with high school students and their parents to prepare students for postsecondary enrollment.
Descriptors: School Districts, High School Students, College Readiness, Career Readiness
ABE, CLIFFORD; HOLLAND, JOHN L. – 1965
COLLEGE FRESHMEN PLANNING TO MAJOR IN DIFFERENT FIELDS OF STUDY ARE DESCRIBED. THE SAMPLE STUDIED INCLUDED 12,432 COLLEGE FRESHMEN ENROLLED IN 31 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION DURING APRIL AND MAY 1964. THE AMERICAN COLLEGE SURVEY WAS USED TO ASSESS STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS. INCLUDED IN THIS SURVEY IS THE VOCATIONAL PREFERENCE INVENTORY,…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Career Choice, College Curriculum, College Freshmen
Noble, Julie – 2003
Two studies examined the effects of using ACT's Educational Plainning and Assessment System (EPAS) and benefits of using the EXPLORE and PLAN programs for students and schools in terms of achievement gains, educational planning, and educational preparation at grades 10, 11, and 12. Two data sets were used. The first consisted of 156,928 students…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation, Core Curriculum
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1994
This second statewide School Performance Report offers a snapshot of public education in Wisconsin during the 1992-93 school year. District-collected data make up the School Climate section, providing information on enrollment, attendance, suspensions, expulsions, retentions, dropouts, graduation and later education, and extracurricular and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, Attendance, Dropouts
American Coll. Testing Program, Iowa City, IA. – 1991
Statistics in this report reflect characteristics of 1991 graduates from a given school (individual data, however, are not provided in this sample) who took the American College Testing (ACT) Program assessment. A 5-year trend history of college-bound students is provided. The following tables are presented: (1) average ACT scores by academic…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation
Morel-Seytoux, Sylvie – Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education, 2009
The Arizona Minority Education Policy Analysis Center (AMEPAC) is a policy center of the Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education. AMEPAC's mission is to stimulate, through studies, statewide discussion, and debate, constructive improvement of Arizona minority students' early awareness, access, and achievement throughout the educational…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, American Indians
Thomson, James R., Jr.; Schuck, Robert F. – 1987
This paper presents a study of the personal variables associated with first-year teacher morale that can be identified early in the training programs of novice teachers. This study is based on data derived from 96 (76.6 percent) of the graduates teaching in Mississippi. Data were collected through the use of five special instruments: (1)…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Self Concept
Mira Costa Coll., Oceanside, CA. – 1966
ADMINISTRATORS HAVE ACCEPTED THE REMEDIAL PROGRAM AS A LEGITIMATE FUNCTION OF JUNIOR COLLEGES. IN THE FALL OF 1964, MIRACOSTA COLLEGE IMPLEMENTED A THREE-TRACK PROGRAM CONSISTING OF (1) A REMEDIAL PROGRAM IN WHICH STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE REMEDIAL COURSES AND TO LIMIT COURSE SELECTION, (2) AN "UNREALISTIC TRANSFER" PROGRAM IN WHICH…
Descriptors: Flexible Progression, Low Achievement, Remedial Instruction, Remedial Programs
McFarland, Joel; Hussar, Bill; de Brey, Cristobal; Snyder, Tom; Wang, Xiaolei; Wilkinson-Flicker, Sidney; Gebrekristos, Semhar; Zhang, Jijun; Rathbun, Amy; Barmer, Amy; Bullock Mann, Farrah; Hinz, Serena – National Center for Education Statistics, 2017
"The Condition of Education 2017" is a congressionally mandated annual report summarizing the latest data on education in the United States. This report is designed to help policymakers and the public monitor educational progress. This year's report includes 50 indicators on topics ranging from prekindergarten through postsecondary…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
