In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: Science, Reading Comprehension, Literature, English as a Foreign Language, French as a Foreign Language, and Civic Education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in…

This study explores factors related to the transition from high school to college in the Kansas City metropolitan region. Determinants of college attendance such as scholastic achievement, financial resources, socioeconomic status (SES), school climate, and race were studied. It is shown that the composition of high schools is correlated with the…

Three stages mark the development of relevance in testing: relevance to the educational program, relevance to the individual student's past accomplishments, and relevance to the student's future accomplishments. If the College Entrance Examination Board should have to follow paths such as these, it has ahead of it the enormous job of transforming…

San Francisco Valley State College began laying the groundwork for the admission of some 225 educationally and economically disadvantaged students a year ago. The first step was to undo previous guidance, which had guided males into industrial arts areas and females into bedmaking. A new approach was needed by guidance personnel. Through…

The primary program objectives were as follows: (1) The students will achieve passing grade in the college preparation program; (2) The students will achieve one year academic growth each year as measured by the SCAT and other standardized measurements; (3) The students will achieve the minimum PSAT percentile rank as anticipated for college…

Presents a study which examined differences between and within schools in the allocation of opportunities for learning to determine whether they influence academic achievement of individual students. Results show few between-school effects but important within-school influences. Includes ten charts. (Author/AEM)

A study examined the relationship between grades earned in college courses taken in their senior year of high school and the students' subsequent academic performance, including grades and attrition rates, as full-time, matriculated college freshmen. (MSE)

Discusses survey of 1,441 lower sixth-form Northern Ireland students which explored attitudes toward computing and computers, aspirations towards computer-related careers, and attitudes toward programming and game playing activities. Statistical tests were applied to results to identify overall trends and assess significance of boy-girl agreement…

Reasons for opposing no-need scholarships include: (1) educational, not financial, consideration should be the basis for college choice; (2) funds are needed elsewhere; (3) academic achievement should be its own reward; (4) no-need scholarships thwart equal access; (5) they damage higher education's image; (6) they hasten the demise of poorer…

This issue of "The Native Scholar" is comprised entirely of the annual report of Catching the Dream (CTD), an organization that awards scholarships to Native American students and grants for improving Native American schools. CTD scholarship programs are described, as are scholarships in general and how to find them. Fourteen scholarship websites…

A central dream of American parents is sending their kids to college. What used to be unusual has now become a necessity if young people are to have a secure life in the middle class in a post-industrial economy. As such, one basic goal of higher education policy should be to make certain that this opportunity is not foreclosed by a family's…

Californias public and legislative demands over transfer performance as exemplified by the Partnerships for Excellence (PFE) Transfer model reflect a growing national trend. According to the Education Commission of the States, there has been a shift in the national mood from concern about fiscal accountability in education to one of educational…

This report presents Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) results for North Carolina students scheduled to graduate in 2001. These results represent students' most recent scores, regardless of when they last took the test. The scores of public and nonpublic school students in North Carolina and the United States are reflected in this report, except…

The Okaloosa-Walton Community College (OWCC) proposes a Charter High School that will allow college-level study for serious high school students. The combined high school and college educational programs will enable students to complete a high school diploma and an associate degree simultaneously in either academic transfer or technical education…

"The Advisor" provides important information or "system alerts," in user-friendly format and language, on issues and changes affecting admissions and transfer. This document outlines where in the BC Transfer Guide to locate information on transferring between specific programs at different institutions. Please note this…