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Metli, Akin; Özcan, Oguzhan – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2021
Prior research on the relationship between International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) scores and the university entrance exam scores is limited and varied to a great extent due to the conflicting results in the literature. This study investigates whether there is any relationship between the students' achievement performance in IBDP and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Advanced Placement Programs, College Entrance Examinations, Correlation
Radunzel, Justine; Allen, Jeff – ACT, Inc., 2020
Many schools, districts, and states administer the PreACT® and/or the ACT® test to measure readiness for college and careers. A recent study suggests that these test scores can also be used to help identify students who are academically prepared and may benefit from some of the more rigorous courses offered in high schools across the nation,…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Scores, College Readiness, Career Readiness

Sarah K. Mason; Matt Hancock; Izzy Thornton – Grantee Submission, 2024
Rural Mississippi schools often face challenges in providing equitable access to Advanced Placement (AP) courses, particularly in STEM fields. This lack of access limits opportunities for high-achieving students to pursue rigorous STEM coursework and related careers. The AP STEM program aims to improve access to AP STEM courses for high-achieving…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, STEM Education, Advanced Placement Programs, Access to Education
Hurt, Sheila F.; Maeda, Yukiko – NACADA Journal, 2021
Research on the Advanced Placement (AP) program generally shows that students scoring 4s and 5s on AP exams outperform their non-AP peers in subsequent college courses. However, faculty and academic advisors often suggest that students with AP credit should repeat prerequisite courses in college before attempting advanced coursework. We compared…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College Credits, Course Selection (Students), Grades (Scholastic)
David Pael Saenz – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this study was to analyze and determine the predictive power of individual and a combination of different indicators that are used to determine college readiness. For this study a logistic regression analysis was conducted due to the dichotomous nature of the dependent variable. The dependent variable for the study was the earning…
Descriptors: College Readiness, High School Students, Graduation Requirements, Advanced Placement Programs
Radunzel, Justine; Allen, Jeff – ACT, Inc., 2020
We examined how ACT® Aspire® (from grades 8 to 10), PreACT® (from grade 10), and ACT® test scores (from grades 10 and 11) relate to students' chances of scoring a 3 or higher as well as 4 or higher on selected Advanced Placement (AP) exams. Data for the study was available for 49,220 students from 318 high schools who had taken at least one AP…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, High School Students
Han, Cheon-woo; Farruggia, Susan P.; Solomon, Bonnie J. – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
High school students' academic preparation (e.g. high school GPA, ACT composite score, AP credits earned) predicts and helps explain their academic performance at college. However, the effects of noncognitive factors on college success is less clear. This study examined the effects of adding high school students' (N = 2279) self-efficacy,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Characteristics, Predictor Variables, College Students
Adam Kenz – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study is to investigate how high school academic and non-academic factors are related to college readiness and performance in freshman-level mathematics and science courses and retention in STEM fields. High school academic indicators for college readiness will include performance in high school science and mathematics courses,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Predictor Variables, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power
Kang, Chungseo; García Torres, Darlene – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2021
Using the National Center for Education Statistics 2002-2012 Educational Longitudinal Study (ELS) data set, this study examines the relation between college undermatching and bachelor's degree attainment, and whether the influences of undermatching on bachelor's degree attainment vary by race/ethnicity. Results revealed students who undermatched…
Descriptors: College Choice, Educational Attainment, Bachelors Degrees, Time to Degree
Donahue, Tara; Rentz, Bradley; Santos, Michelle; Aguon, Alicia C.; Arens, Sheila A. – Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2021
Policymakers and educators on Guåhan (Guam) are concerned about the persistent shortage of qualified K-12 teachers. Staff at the Unibetsedåt Guåhan (University of Guam, UOG) School of Education, the only local university that offers a teacher training and certification program, believe that more students are interested in becoming teachers but…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, College Admission, Admission Criteria
Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2021
This Study Snapshot highlights key findings from a study that examined which student demographic and academic preparation characteristics predict passing the Praxis® Core test and each of its subtests at the Unibetsedåt Guåhan (University of Guam, UOG) School of Education. This information is needed to increase admissions to the School of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, College Admission, Admission Criteria
Donahue, T.; Rentz, B.; Santos, M.; Aguon, A. C.; Arens, S. A. – Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2021
Policymakers and educators on Guåhan (Guam) are concerned about the persistent shortage of qualified K-12 teachers. Staff at the Unibetsedåt Guåhan (University of Guam, UOG) School of Education, the only local university that offers a teacher training and certification program, believe that more students are interested in becoming teachers but…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, College Admission, Admission Criteria
Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2021
The "Using High School and College Data to Predict Teacher Candidates' Performance on the Praxis at Unibetsedåt Guåhan (University of Guam)" study examined which student demographic and academic preparation characteristics predict passing the Praxis® Core test and each of its subtests at the Unibetsedåt Guåhan (University of Guam, UOG)…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, College Admission, Admission Criteria
Richardson, Cristianne C.; Gonzalez, Alejandro; Leal, Lonnie; Castillo, Mary Z.; Carman, Carol A. – Education and Urban Society, 2016
While studies have shown the positive effect of the Advanced Placement (AP) program on college readiness, there are still barriers preventing minority and low socioeconomic status (SES) students who possess high academic potential from participating in the opportunity that AP courses offer. One tool that could help identify students for…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Achievement Tests, Scores, Multiple Regression Analysis
Deaton, Shannon – Rural Educator, 2014
This study explored the impact of the English Advanced Placement (AP) program on college success among rural Appalachian students attending four private colleges in central and eastern Kentucky: Alice Lloyd College, Georgetown College, Lindsey Wilson College, and University of the Cumberlands. A Pearson Product-Moment Correlation r and an…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, College Students, Success, Private Colleges
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