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Reports and Resources
Straight from the Source: What Works for First-Generation College Students
Based on intensive focus group interviews with first-generation college students who are recent alumni of TRIO’s Talent Search and Upward Bound programs, this report from the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education offers a comprehensive look at the challenges first-generation students face in college.
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What Student Engagement Data Tell Us about College Readiness
In this article from the Winter 2007 issue of the Association of American Colleges & Universities’ Peer Review, author George Kuh reviews what student engagement surveys tell us about students’ readiness for college, how they study during college, the activities they participate in, and what institutional services they utilize. He also discusses some effective strategies for increasing student engagement.
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Thinking Outside of the Box: Policy Strategies for Readiness, Access, and Success
This report from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education is the last in a series from the Changing Direction project. It provides a systematic discussion of strategies for aligning state policies in the areas of finance, regulation, accountability, and governance to improve college readiness, access, and success.
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College Admission Testing
This report from the National Association of College Admission Counseling discusses the role that standardized tests play in the undergraduate admission process. It looks at the history of these tests, specifically the SAT and ACT, what they measure, and how heavily admission offices weigh test scores. It also discusses the state of current research on the tests’ effectiveness in predicting postsecondary success.
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ACT National Curriculum Survey 2005-2006
ACT, Inc. recently released the results of a national curriculum study that surveyed high school and college instructors across the country. The findings document a gap between what high schools teach students in college preparatory courses and what colleges want incoming students to know. Responses suggest that college instructors prefer students to have in-depth mastery of a smaller number of fundamental skills, while high schools tend to provide less in-depth instruction on a broader range of topics.
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Expanding Opportunities: Postsecondary Career and Technical Education and Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce
This position paper from the Association for Career and Technical Education focuses on improving postsecondary success through the experiences and resources of career and technical education. The paper outlines a number of recommendations for creating a system that enables people to access postsecondary training and education throughout their lives in order to secure high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand jobs.
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