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Direct linkBahr, Peter Riley; Fagioli, Loris; Hayward, Craig; Hetts, John; Lamoree, Daniel; Newell, Mallory Angeli; Nguyen, Alyssa; Sorey, Ken; Willett, Terrence – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
This paper discusses the result of a statewide research effort in California to improve the accuracy of student placement in math and English in the California Community College system. We apply decision tree methods to high school and college transcript data to identify key measures of high school achievement that predict success in ten levels of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Placement, College Mathematics
Download full textBarnett, Elizabeth A.; Kopko, Elizabeth – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020
Community college students invest considerable time and money into attending college, but too few of them complete their programs of study. This paper discusses how the development of an overall framing vision for student success, the implementation of evidence-based practices, and the establishment of a culture that is both committed to student…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Evidence Based Practice, School Culture
Venezia, Andrea; Voloch, Daniel – New Directions for Higher Education, 2012
A promising strategy for promoting successful college transition and increasing college completion rates is to help students avoid developmental coursework by preparing them for placement exams before they enroll in college. A lack of content alignment between high school exit exams and college entrance exams is one of many troubling disconnects…
Descriptors: High Schools, Student Placement, College Programs, Exit Examinations
Fergus, Meredith – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2016
The transition from high school to college can be more difficult for some students than others. States continue to report high numbers of students requiring remediation; Minnesota is not exempt from this trend. Examining Minnesota public high school graduates from the classes of 2007-2013 who enrolled in postsecondary education and those enrolled…
Descriptors: College Readiness, High School Graduates, Remedial Instruction, Public Schools
Fergus, Meredith; Li, Peter; Sheff, Nina – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2015
The transition from high school to college can be more difficult for some students than others. States continue to report high numbers of students requiring remediation; Minnesota is not exempt from this trend. Examining Minnesota public high school graduates from the Classes of 2007-2013 who enrolled in postsecondary education and those enrolled…
Descriptors: College Readiness, High School Graduates, Remedial Instruction, Public Schools
Fergus, Meredith; Trost, Jennifer; Vu, Lisa – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2014
The transition from high school to college can be more difficult for some students than others. States continue to report high numbers of students requiring remediation; Minnesota is not exempt from this trend. Examining Minnesota public high school graduates from the Classes of 2006-2012 who enrolled in postsecondary education and those enrolled…
Descriptors: College Readiness, High School Graduates, Remedial Instruction, Public Schools
Leton, Donald A. – 1986
Two exemplary projects developed to maximize student options through the sharing of facilities, programs, and options were evaluated. The Remedial-Developmental Program developed a communications network between McKinley and Roosevelt High Schools and Kapiolani Community College to share student information and use it for individual student…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Exploration
