Measuring Academic Readiness for College

Autor/inn/en	Porter, Andrew C.; Polikoff, Morgan S.
Titel	Measuring Academic Readiness for College
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 26 (2012) 3, S.394-417 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/0895904811400410
Schlagwörter	College Readiness; Learning Readiness; Educational Policy; High School Graduates; College Bound Students; Predictor Variables; Educational Indicators; National Competency Tests; Longitudinal Studies; Psychometrics; Standard Setting; Benchmarking; Alignment (Education); Achievement Tests; College Preparation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernbereitschaft; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Prädiktor; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Standardisierung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen
Abstract	Recent years have seen increased attention to the high school-college transition. Students are enrolling in college in record numbers, yet they are also taking increasing numbers of remedial courses. How to measure and report on academic readiness for college is an important policy issue receiving attention from the National Assessment Governing Board, Achieve, and several states. The focus of this article is how to create a measure of academic readiness for college, either by building and validating a new assessment or validating and repurposing an existing assessment. After first describing the disjuncture between high school and college and discussing definitions and indicators of academic readiness, the authors identify four strategies that might be used to create a readiness assessment. The pros and cons of each strategy are discussed. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10