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Direct linkYe, Li; Oueini, Razanne; Dickerson, Austin P.; Lewis, Scott E. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2015
This study used a series of text message inquiries sent to General Chemistry students asking: "Have you studied for General Chemistry I in the past 48 hours? If so, how did you study?" This method for collecting data is novel to chemistry education research so the first research goals were to investigate the feasibility of the technique…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Telecommunications, Science Instruction, Chemistry
Download full textBeard, Jonathan; Marini, Jessica P. – College Board, 2015
The continued accumulation of validity evidence for the intended uses of educational assessment scores is critical to ensure that inferences made using the scores are sound. To that end, the College Board has continued to collect college outcome data to evaluate the relationship between SAT® scores and college success. This report provides updated…
Descriptors: Statistical Data, Predictive Validity, Educational Assessment, Evidence
Wyatt, Jeffrey N.; Wiley, Andrew; Camara, Wayne J.; Proestler, Nina – College Board, 2012
Academic intensity or academic rigor of students' high school curriculum is positively related to several college outcomes including the avoidance of remediation and graduation attainment. However, research on academic rigor has been limited possibly due to the difficulty in obtaining a quantitative measure applicable across schools and districts.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Readiness, College Preparation, Difficulty Level
Bullen, Nancy – Research Bulletin, 1981
To determine the crucial factors affecting student performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) in Manatee County (Florida) public schools, researchers sent questionnaires to students who had completed the SAT in the years 1977 through 1980. Of 887 students sent the questionnaire, 188 returned responses in time for tabulation. This small…
Descriptors: Course Content, High Schools, Parent Influence, Performance Factors
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. Admissions Testing Program. – 1992
The Admissions Testing Program of the College Board consists of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), the Test of Standard Written English (TSWE), the Student Descriptive Questionnaire (SDQ), and the Achievement Tests. By registering for the tests and completing the SDQ, students provide information about themselves and their schools for their own…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Stricker, Lawrence J.; Rock, Donald A.; Pollack, Judith M.; Wenglinsky, Harold H. – College Entrance Examination Board, 2002
This study explored individual differences in educational disadvantage-- deficits in formal and informal education in the school, home, and elsewhere--in the SAT test-taking population. Factor analysis identified six educational disadvantage factors--four concerning the students' schools and two the students' nativity and parenting--and one family…
Descriptors: Research Reports, College Entrance Examinations, Individual Differences, Disadvantaged
Jackson, Rex – 1976
Summaries of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) score statistics (means, standard deviations, and the number of students taking the test) are presented for students grouped according to testing years (for 1956-57 to 1975-76) and according to high school classes (from 1966-67 to 1975-76). For recent years, mean scores for geographical regions and for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Class Rank, College Bound Students
Tibby, Edward R.; Hirabayashi, Judith Bonnett – 1977
A survey of 71 colleges showed relatively little change in recruitment, admissions, and placement policies or procedures despite commonly predicted declines in future enrollment. A similar questionnaire sent to ten regional executives tended to confirm this finding. The questionnaire responses showed wide variability in current practices. Few of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission
