This study, which uses data from the Florida Department of Education Readiness for College reports, tracks Dade County Public High School (DCPS) graduates' entries into Florida colleges during the year following their graduation. During the 1996-1997 year, 43% (5,773 graduates) did not enter public secondary education in Florida. Of the 7,805…

A study examined academic literacy in high-risk South African students entering postsecondary education, and the relationship of academic literacy to instructional development. Data were gathered in discussions with academic staff at South African universities and technikons and at the University of Saskatchewan. The report begins with background…

The Maryland Higher Education Commission conducts annual surveys of talented Maryland high school seniors to learn about their college plans. This report focuses on the results of the survey of high ability students who graduated from a Maryland high school in the spring of 1998. Survey participants were asked to identify the postsecondary…

This report presents information about students who transferred from Cabrillo College (California) to one of three local universities. It is intended to aid in planning the expansion of the Watsonville Transfer Center at Cabrillo College. Transfer data came from four sources: final transcript requests submitted by Cabrillo students, data from the…

The Maryland Higher Education Commission conducts a biennial follow-up survey of community college graduates in cooperation with the State's two-year campuses. This study, which has been conducted since 1976, has provided a wealth of information about the postgraduation employment and educational activities of community college students, their…

This is the College Board's response to Roy O. Freedle's article in the Harvard Educational Review, entitled "Correcting the SAT's Ethnic and Social Class Bias: A Method for Reestimating SAT Scores." It is the authors' view that Freedle has presented no argument that would justify removing or de-emphasizing a critical college success…

Considers a new facet in the articulation problem between two- and four-year colleges. (Author/RK)

Evaluates a program offered by the Los Angeles Student-Development Center as part of an intensive study skills curriculum for collegiate low achievers who had decided to continue their education, which focused on specific variables related to test anxiety. (JM)

Discusses the difficulties of agreeable certification procedures for educational programs that are innovative and, at the same time, experimental. (RK)

The development and contents of the Nuffield Advanced Physics project are described. The usefulness of the material to students in college courses as engineers or physicists is discussed. (TS)