Cites increased student numbers as the most significant of recent changes in England's higher education system. Discusses student needs, growth in universities, and the participation of instructors, departments, and systems in student education. Discusses the mechanisms of support being developed at Sheffield Hallam University, and its…

Using a sample of 160 students from New Hampshire's Brewster Academy, a study investigated possible improvements in student performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test that covaried with participation in the School Design Model. Results were positive, indicating that a research-driven improvement process can enhance independent school performance.…

Examined the relationship between prematriculation understanding of college and the unrealized expectations of freshman students (n=201). Although levels of college knowledge predicted degree of disillusion for community college students, a similar relationship was not found for students attending public or private four-year institutions. (DB)

Describes a six-week summer program for disadvantaged college-bound students in which students created and wrote the content for a health education brochure as part of a workshop which integrated basic reading. writing, science, and mathematics. The brochure was then used by the students in a community service learning activity. Evaluation…

Reviews the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) program, presenting evidence that the average test performance has dropped and pointing out that the College Board's scale and claims for AP qualification disagree seriously with college standards. Suggests that "advanced placement" is coming closer to "placement." (Author/SLD)

Reviews evidence of students' increased math course-taking in the American College Testing database, based on systematic 10% samples of all students with valid ACT composite scores in 1987, 1990, 1993, and 1996 graduating classes. Students generally took more math courses in 1996. Since 1987, females increased math course taking and ACT test…

After investigating characteristics of students' writing that contributed to their passing or failing a university writing competence examination, researchers designed and implemented instruction to help college-bound 11th graders develop appropriate writing skills. Analysis of students' pre- and postintervention writing indicated that the…

Survey responses from 665 11th graders identified 10 leading causes of student anxiety during high school-to-college transition. Eleventh graders (N=40) participated in an intervention program to address the identified causes. Results indicate an overall reduction in student anxiety following the intervention program. (Author/MKA)

States that in the last 15 years there has been dramatic change and growth in the United Kingdom's (UK) higher education system, with full-time student numbers increasing by 70% between 1989 and 1995. Discusses the system's expansion, articulation agreements, and financial and educational options for U.S. and UK students developed in the last 20…

Describes a statewide study on completer (graduates of four-year institutions) and noncompleter reverse transfer students enrolled at the 14 community colleges in Kentucky. Finds that, based on the 885 students' answers (63% response rate): (1) noncompleters desired an associate's degree and basic skills improvement; and (2) completers wanted to…

This study focuses on the correlates of student preference for private institutions over public institutions in their senior year in high school. Results indicate that students' subjective responses to tuition costs and to financial aid availability are directly related to student preference for a certain type of postsecondary institution. (JM)

Of the roughly 750,000 students who took more than 1.2 million Advanced Placement (AP) exams in May 2000, only 36,000 were African American. The passing rate for AP classes nationwide is 65 percent; the rate is about 33 percent for Black students and about 50 percent for Latino students. (JM)

Reports that studies of native and transfer students at a university indicated that lower division GPA and major were significant predictors of upper division GPA for both groups, but more so for transfers than for natives. States that, although race was not a significant predictor for transfers, it was the most significant predictor for native…

Provides suggestions to institutions of higher education that are developing or enhancing World Wide Web sites for use in student recruitment. Explains basic concepts and offers tips from prospective students. Examples are provided from the University of Colorado, University at Buffalo (New York), and Gettsyburg College (Pennsylvania). (DB)

Focuses on high school students who complete both a vocational and a college preparatory curriculum. Examines those students' vocational concentrations and academic achievement in high school, as well as their postsecondary participation rates. (Author)