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Radunzel, Justine; Noble, Julie – ACT, Inc., 2012
This study compared the effectiveness of ACT[R] Composite score and high school grade point average (HSGPA) for predicting long-term college success. Outcomes included annual progress towards a degree (based on cumulative credit-bearing hours earned), degree completion, and cumulative grade point average (GPA) at 150% of normal time to degree…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Institutions, Benchmarking, High School Students
Heppen, Jessica; Faria, Ann-Marie; Thomsen, Kerri; Sawyer, Katherine; Townsend, Monika; Kutner, Melissa; Stachel, Suzanne; Lewis, Sharon; Casserly, Michael – Council of the Great City Schools, 2010
Recent years have seen increased interest in data-driven decision making in education; that is, using various types of data, particularly quantitative assessment data, to inform a range of decisions in schools and classrooms. At the same time, districts, states, and schools have invested resources in tools designed to provide teachers, principals,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Teaching Methods, Decision Making, Hypothesis Testing