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Kentucky program of studies - 0 views

www.education.ky.gov/...POS.pdf readiness standards
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    Kentucky's Program of Studies (POS) standards
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Views: Getting Serious About College Readiness - Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

www.insidehighered.com/...spence readiness standards state based program
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  • A handful of states have taken action toward improving college readiness -- notably Arkansas, California, Indiana, Georgia, Kentucky and Texas, all of which have at least established specific state policy agendas for dealing with the problem
  • There is simply not the critical convergence of thinking around various elements of the readiness challenge that is necessary for all interests to establish or commit to a bold action agenda.
  • n other words, frequently the most difficult task is defining the problem clearly and in such ways that all of the key parties embrace the definition. The solutions are more apparent when the definition is clarified.
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  • Improving college readiness depends on strengthening high school graduation requirements and diplomas, but states and higher education systems cannot delay dealing with the readiness problem until these graduation requirements rise to meet college-readiness standards
  • We must specify what readiness means in those essential skills that every person needs to learn further in school and at work -- reading, writing and math.
  • Sixth, postsecondary education and the public schools need to recognize that meeting the college-readiness challenge will center on setting specific, measurable performance standards in key learning skills and having more students achieve them.
  • uniformly communicating them to all high schools in a state.
  • College readiness will be improved only when high school classroom teachers receive clear and concise signals about standards, backed by all of postsecondary education in their state
  • Kevin Forgard on 29 May 09
     
    D. Spence article on CR
  • Kevin Forgard on 29 May 09
     
    David Spence article succiently summarizing the issue and providing state policy suggestions. Good to use as a comparative framework
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Program_of_Studies_and_College_Readiness_Standards_Alignment.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 0 views

www.education.ky.gov/...diness_Standards_Alignment.pdf readiness program assessment standards
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    Kentucky: The alignment of Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) College Readiness Standards and Kentucky's curriculum standards.
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Secondary Education in Oregon and Ireland: An Overview - 0 views

www.epiconline.org/...IAHERO%20paper_final.pdf Secondary Education Key_Cognitive_Strategies assessment
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    Compare the secondary educational system between Oregon and Ireland.
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AFT - Publications - America Educator - Spring 2008 - There's a Hole in State Standards - 0 views

www.aft.org/...newteacher.htm standards teacher readiness
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    Article explaining the need for instructional support in implementing CR standards
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Transition Out of High School - 0 views

www.betterhighschools.org/...TransitionOut.asp transitions high school research
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    National High School Center's reports on transtion from HS to college and work
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College Board Standards for College Success - 0 views

professionals.collegeboard.com/...standards readiness college board standards
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    College Board standards listed by discipline
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High School Standards and Expectations for College and the Workplace - 0 views

ies.ed.gov/...project.asp readiness standards state based program
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    Report by REL and IES developing readiness standards
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Making College Readiness Real - 0 views

74.125.47.132/search Conley readiness presentation
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    Powerpoint presentation on CR by Conley. Use to articulate prescriptive applications in applying CR standards
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ED.gov Google Customized Search Results - 0 views

www.ed.gov/results.html readiness DOE research
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    DOE search on college readiness
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GRASP - Group for Research and Assessment of Student Potential at Michigan State Univer... - 0 views

www.iopsych.msu.edu/...index.htm readiness assessment biodata GRASP
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  • 12 dimension taxonomy [A1] of student performance
  • Kevin Forgard on 08 May 09
     
    Research based list of a 'taxonomy of student performance'
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    Of note is the 12 dimenstion taxonomy of student performance - a set of student standards to gauge
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ACTE :: Association for Career and Technical Education - 0 views

www.acteonline.org/default.aspx CTE readiness high school reform
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    A model of CR based on embedding career training into high school education
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NRCCTE - National Research Center for Career and Technical Education - National Researc... - 0 views

136.165.122.102/mambo CTE readiness high school
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    Research on career education CTE
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Early Assesssment Program (EAP) - 0 views

edschool.csuhayward.edu/...eap.html readiness assessment EAP
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  • The program was established to provide opportunities for students to measure their readiness for college-level English and mathematics in their junior year of high school, and to facilitate opportunities for them to improve their skills during their senior year.
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    California's Early Assessment Program (EAP) website
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Expecting Excellence:What Makes a Student College Ready? - 0 views

www.ascd.org/...udent_College_Ready%C2%A2.aspx college preparedness
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  • Learning from Best-Practice High Schools
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      Yan Suo on 21 May 09
       
      how to they help students prepare for college and make the transition successful.
  • engaged in a range of practices designed to create a college-going culture.
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      Yan Suo on 21 May 09
       
      1. Automatically enroll students in CR program. 2. Post college acceptance letters prominently. 3. Award ceremonies focuse on students' academic accomplishments. 4. Require students to apply to at least one college. 5. Faculty advisors meet with students regularly to review grades, discuss course selection, develop strategies to overcome learning obstacles. 6. College counselor work with students, providing technical support related to college application, choice and financial aid. 7. Arrange multiple visits to college campuses. 8. Senior seminars (financial aid applications, encouragement and support)
  • Principle 2: Align the Core Academic Program with College Readiness Standards
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      Yan Suo on 21 May 09
       
      1. Align course expectations, assignments, goals, and activities vertically across grades 9-12, using a set of college readiness standards as the reference point. 2. Require all students at a given grade level in a given subject to complete a common performance task (particularly important in schools with diverse students populations)
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  • Principle 3: Teach Key Self-Management Skills
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      Yan Suo on 21 May 09
       
      strategies and programs: collect, orgnize, and retain factual information; take better notes; time management; work in teams; reflect on the quality of work. e.g. students assemble work samples regularly->self-assess their performance using scoring guide->assess work and set goals with advisor and parents.
  • Principle 4: Prepare Students for the Complexity of Applying to College
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      Yan Suo on 21 May 09
       
      1. Provide college information to students repeatedly and systematically during all four years of high school. 2. Require all students to take one or more college readiness tests. student advisors helped students interpret the results. 3. Extensive programs: financial aid program, visitation programs, dual enrollment courses.
  • Principle 1: Create and Maintain a College-Going Culture
  • Yan Suo on 21 May 09
     
    Focus on four components of CR, learning from some best-practice high schools on students preparation for college and making their transition successful.
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College-readiness Performance Assessment System | EPIC Online - 0 views

www.epiconline.org/cpas assessment admission readiness
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  • assessment designed to track the development of the Key Cognitive Strategies (KCS) or thinking skills necessary for college-readiness and success.
  • measure the KCS through rich performance tasks that teachers embed within existing curricula
  • interconnected dimensions: content knowledge and KCS.
  • Yan Suo on 28 May 09
     
    C-PAS is designed to simultaneously track the development of student Key Cognitive Strategies and student content knowledge.
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Early Assessment Program | Academic Affairs - 0 views

www.calstate.edu/eap assessment state state based program EAP
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    California's Early Assessment Program (EAP) - an assessment tool to diagnos CR in 11th grade
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