ERIC Number: ED592945
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Apr-28
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Individualized Learning Plans: Do Students Who Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail?
Britton, Tolani; Spencer, George
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Antonio, TX, Apr 27-May 1, 2017)
A synopsis of students course taking and the type of diploma chosen by high school students, also known as their Individualized Learning Plans (ILP), provides a holistic view of student's preparation in high school, and serves as a reliable indicator of their college and career readiness. While ILPs are mandated in over 30 states, limited work has been done on measuring their effectiveness in ensuring that students are better prepared for college and career. We thus propose to use propensity score matching to measure the effectiveness of using ILPs by comparing the number of college applications and likelihood of entry into college for students who use ILPs, when compared to students with similar characteristics who do not use this tool. We use data from the High School Longitudinal Study (HSLS) of 2009.
Descriptors: High School Students, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Instruction, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Program Effectiveness, College Applicants, Scores, College Planning, Career Planning, College Choice, Enrollment, Socioeconomic Background, Probability, Predictor Variables
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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