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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"college ready"”.
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A Bridge Program's Effect on Non-College Ready Student Veterans
… this study examined the Veterans Bridge to College Success (VBCS) pilot program at Eastern Kentucky University, which provides an admission pathway for student veterans with low ACT or SAT test scores, no test scores, or marginal high school or college GPAs. The study utilized both …
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"College Ready" Expectations and Reality: Best Practices for High School Counselors and Teachers in the San Juaquin Valley of California
… Career counselors, guidance counselors, and college preparatory advisors are challenged to provide these students with the tools to continue their education. The purpose of the survey was to discover what the counselors and teachers consider best practices in working with low income college …
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Relationship of Tech Prep Participation and Academic Resources to College Readiness at Two Selected Tech Prep Consortia
… were significant predictors of the odds of being college-ready in mathematics, whereas gender, GPA9, and mathematics academic resources were significant predictors of the odds of being college-ready in mathematics in Texas. In Illinois, GPA9 and foreign language academic resources were significant …
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The depth of the river : student matriculation decisions and the black-white college completion gap
In the United States, black college students are less likely to graduate than white students, which has lead many to argue that the "climate" at colleges and universities is not conducive to black students' success. However, another factor may also be important: an insufficient pipeline of …
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The Pinnacle of College Readiness Initiatives: An Examination of the Impact Early College High Schools have on Students from Underrepresented Minority Populations in Texas
… populations are less likely to be college-ready high school graduates. Research indicates only 20% of Black students are college ready at graduation, and less than that—only 16%—of Hispanic students are college ready at the time of graduation. Early College High Schools (ECHS) …
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An evaluation of the college readiness of graduating English language learners in Utah public schools.
… in our nation. This dissertation focused on the college readiness of graduating English language learner (ELL) students in one western mountain state. The variables of gender, language proficiency levels, and free or reduced lunch status were studied, seeking to understand if those variables were …
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Assessing the Efficacy of the Talent Search Program
… was conducted on a sample of 284 low-income college ready seniors from three south central Kentucky high schools. Results indicated that low-income students participating in the Talent Search program did enroll at a significantly higher rate than non-participants. This study also examined if …
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Investigation of instructional methods in a community college course
Community colleges have an open-door policy. With this open-door policy, many students enter the college underprepared for college level courses and require college preparatory courses in reading, writing, and/or mathematics. College preparatory math courses appear to be a blockade for the …
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A Case Study of Integrative Agricultural Education: Integrating Mathematics to Develop Students Quantitative Reasoning
… to be life-long learners that are career and college ready is a goal of agricultural education. Changing expectations of education have pointed to agriculture educators as potential leaders in the STEM education movement. Literature related to STEM education in agricultural education is …
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How a secondary school as an organization defines and embeds the term college readiness
… the many reforms and initiatives regarding college readiness, understanding how organizations use rhetoric to determine and define what college readiness is and what it looks like can either reinforce dominant institutional structures and practices, or create new definitions and …
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Writing Ourselves Out of Trouble: Exploring the Possibilities of Restorative Practices on Ninth Grade Writing Performance
… and better prepare them for the demands of college composition. Using grounded theory as a foundation, I use classroom observations, student interviews, and student writing sample analysis to explore the following questions: 1) What does rhetoric and composition stand to gain from heeding …
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"I'm Not Talking to Myself, I'm Having a Parent-Teacher Conference!": A Study of Literacy Practices and Mediation within Homeschooling Families
… producing a growing percentage of our nation*s college-ready students. Serious academic studies of homeschooling remain scarce, and those that exist tend to come out of sociology and anthropology. Through an analysis of the literacy practices that constitute the work of homeschooling, this study …
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Identifying Success Characteristics of First-Generation College Students: A Framework for Early Intervention in K-12 Education.
… educators can better support first-generation college students by identifying the characteristics that promote success and developing early interventions using Wagner et al.’s (2006) 4 C’s model: Competencies, Conditions, Culture, and Context. Guided by Michael Quinn Patton’s …
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The Relationship Between Advanced Academic Services And College Readiness Among Public High School Students In Rural Remote Appalachian Kentucky
<p>The importance of college to the individual and society has prompted recent policies and accountability systems to emphasize college readiness as the primary benchmark for high school success. Advanced/honors courses, Advanced Placement (AP)/dual credit courses, and gifted programs are the most …
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The Impact of Principals' Instructional Leadership Practices on Student Achievement in Elementary and Middle Title I Schools within a School Division in Virginia
… they may graduate on time and are career and college ready (Virginia Department of Education [VDOE], 2022b). This research focused on the principals' instructional leadership practices in elementary and middle Title I schools impacting student achievement. The purpose of this qualitative study …
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Re-cognising RPL – A Deleuzian enquiry into policy and practice of Recognition of Prior Learning
… of it accredited at levels 6 and 7 and are thus college ready. A model of learner directed RPL, used in another setting, is explored and theorized. This creative approach seamlessly integrates prior learning with new learning and thereby advances knowledge for the learner. The impact of the …
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Educators' Perceptions of Career and Technical Education and Its Effects on Students
… courses that prepare high school students for college. Many American schools reduced the number of elective requirements and added stringent, high academic educational paths, making students college-ready. This movement has caused many at-risk students to be unsuccessful, lose motivation, …
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Can High School Assessments Predict Developmental Education Enrollment in New Mexico?
… every year and many are under-prepared for college-level work. Subsequently, students enroll in or are placed in developmental courses in preparation for the rigor of college-level classes. Numerous studies have looked at the impact of developmental course work on student outcomes, but few …
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ACT 101 SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM: AN ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT SUCCESS FOLLOWING ONE YEAR OF PARTICIPATION
… semesters in a suburban mid-Atlantic community college. The study compared qualified students who participated in the Act 101 program to Act 101 students who did not participate in the seven week academic experience in order to determine whether the program made a significant difference in the …
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An examination of Indiana Early College High School students who attended Purdue University between 2006 and 2015
<p>Early College High Schools (ECHS) are an educational intervention designed to promote rigor in high school education along with increased post-secondary access and success for disadvantaged students. Based on evidence, the Early College High School program is effective at helping students who …
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