Comparative Evaluation: Participants versus Nonparticipants in the Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success (ACES) Program at Montgomery County Public Schools in Year One and Year Two

Autor/inn/en	Modarresi, Shahpar; Wolanin, Natalie; Cooper-Martin, Elizabeth
Institution	Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Office of Shared Accountability
Titel	Comparative Evaluation: Participants versus Nonparticipants in the Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success (ACES) Program at Montgomery County Public Schools in Year One and Year Two
Quelle	(2016), (44 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Public Schools; Comparative Analysis; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; College School Cooperation; College Preparation; College Readiness; Comprehensive Programs; Disadvantaged; Minority Group Students; First Generation College Students; Outcome Measures; Outcomes of Education; Academic Achievement; Statistical Significance; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Quasiexperimental Design; Grade Point Average; Attendance Patterns; Advanced Placement; Student Promotion; College Entrance Examinations; Graduation Rate; Student Placement; Statistical Analysis; Regression (Statistics); Maryland; ACT Assessment; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Gesamtunterricht; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Schulleistung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Support of studies; Studienförderung; Aufnahmeprüfung; Schülerpraktikum; Statistische Analyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	The Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success (ACES) program is a collaboration between MCPS, Montgomery College, and the Universities at Shady Grove to create a seamless pathway from high school to college completion; it targets students who are underrepresented in higher education, the first in their family to attend college, or both. As one of a series of reports about ACES, this document reports on differences in outcomes between ACES students and a comparison group of students at MCPS. There was evidence for a positive impact of ACES on promotion and graduation, with the strongest evidence related to high school graduation. Further, there was evidence that ACES positively impacted students' decisions while in the program, including school attendance and completing the ACT or SAT. However, there was no evidence that the ACES program improved students' high school grades or scores on college-readiness tests (i.e., ACT, SAT, ACCUPLACER). It is worth noting that these measures reflect students' decisions, achievement, coursework, and other experiences prior to their entry into the ACES program and that, during Year One, the 12th graders in ACES participated in the program for only one year. Appended are: (1) Characteristics of ACES and Comparison Students, and (2) Appendix B: Methodology and Findings for School-level Matching Comparison Group in Year One. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Montgomery County Public Schools. 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 301-309-6277; Web site: http://www.mcps.k12.md.us
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01