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Download full textEverson, Howard T.; Dunham, Marlene D. – 1996
With the goal of academic excellence for all students in mind, The College Board's EQUITY 2000 educational reform program was designed to test the hypothesis that enrollment and success in the gatekeeper courses of algebra and geometry will bridge the gap of achievement and college-going rates between minority/nonminority students and economically…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Educational Change, Higher Education, Mathematics Achievement
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This article explores the complex, hierarchical relation among school characteristics, individual differences in academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and socioeconomic background on performance on the verbal and mathematics Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Using multilevel structural equation models (SEMs) with latent means, we…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Background, Family Characteristics, Extracurricular Activities, Institutional Characteristics
Everson, Howard T.; Millsap, Roger E. – College Board, 2005
This report presents evidence that links participation in extracurricular activities (ECAs) in high school with higher SAT Reasoning Test™ (SAT®) scores. Using structural equation models (SEMs) with latent means, we analyzed data from a national sample of college-bound high school students. A series of structural equation models--isolating the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Extracurricular Activities, Scores, Structural Equation Models
Wiener, Harvey S.; Everson, Howard T. – 1988
The results of the City University of New York's 1988 Prefreshman Summer Program are presented, noting that the program provides small group instruction, peer tutoring, and counseling in an effort to offer both effective instruction in one or more of the basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics and to facilitate students' transition from…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Basic Skills, College Applicants, College Bound Students
Everson, Howard T.; And Others – 1987
The results of an interim evaluation of the Prefreshman Summer Basic Skills Program at the City University of New York are presented. The program provided instruction to prefreshmen needing remediation in one or more of the basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics. In an effort the provide effective remedial instruction and to facilitate…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, College Bound Students, College Freshmen
Everson, Howard T.; Millsap, Roger E. – College Entrance Examination Board, 2004
This paper explores the complex, hierarchical relationship among school characteristics, individual differences in academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and socioeconomic background on performance on the SAT Reasoning Test™ verbal and mathematical sections. Using multilevel structural equation models (SEMs) with latent means, data from…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Institutional Characteristics, Correlation, Individual Differences
