Download or read book A Comparative Study of High School Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment Programs Using a Mixed Methods Analysis written by Katrina A. Haley and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Learning and Understanding written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-09-06 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a fresh look at programs for advanced studies for high school students in the United States, with a particular focus on the Advanced Placement and the International Baccalaureate programs, and asks how advanced studies can be significantly improved in general. It also examines two of the core issues surrounding these programs: they can have a profound impact on other components of the education system and participation in the programs has become key to admission at selective institutions of higher education. By looking at what could enhance the quality of high school advanced study programs as well as what precedes and comes after these programs, this report provides teachers, parents, curriculum developers, administrators, college science and mathematics faculty, and the educational research community with a detailed assessment that can be used to guide change within advanced study programs.

Download or read book Comparing Perceived College Persistence Between Students Taking Online Or Residential Dual Enrollment in High School written by Dustin Joseph Miller and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dual enrollment and online education are two factors of education that have become prevalent over the past decade. This rapid growth has resulted in higher attendance rates, but also higher dropout rates. It is the students' persistence to graduation that demands the attention of all stakeholders. There is an abundance of research showing the value of dual enrollment leading to student success at the collegiate level, but the purpose of this study is to differentiate between online and residential dual enrollment. This study used a causal comparative design to compare the two group means of first-year residential college students taking online dual enrollment courses or residential dual enrollment courses in high school. The research took place at a faith-based university. A survey was sent out to over 4,000 first-year residential students, creating a sample size of 222 students after removing unqualified participants. A t-test was used to determine that there was no significant difference in favorability scores between students taking online dual enrollment and residential dual enrollment. Prior research shows that the location of learning does not drastically affect the outcome, which is also the result of this study. It is apparent that the differences between online and face-to-face interaction continue to decrease with the advancement of technology. For future research, it is recommended to follow students through to graduation, as this study only looks at the favorability scores from an instrument predicting the likelihood to persist.

Download or read book Dual Credit and Exam Based Courses in U S Public High Schools written by Nina Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides nationally representative data on the prevalence and characteristics of dual credit and exam-based courses in public high schools. For this survey, dual credit is defined as a course or program where high school students can earn both high school and postsecondary credits for the same courses; exam-based courses are Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) previously collected data on dual credit and exam-based courses for the 2002-03 school year from high schools (Waits, Setzer, and Lewis 2005; Kleiner and Lewis 2005). To gather current data on dual credit and dual enrollment, NCES fielded an updated survey of public high schools on dual credit and a complementary survey of postsecondary institutions on dual enrollment. The study presented in this report collected information from public high schools with grade 11 or 12 about dual credit and exam-based courses for high school students in the 2010-11 school year. NCES, in the Institute of Education Sciences, conducted this survey in fall 2011 using the Fast Response Survey System (FRSS). FRSS is a survey system designed to collect small amounts of issue-oriented data from a nationally representative sample of districts, schools, or teachers with minimal burden on respondents and within a relatively short period of time. The survey was mailed to approximately 1,500 public high schools with grade 11 or 12 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The unweighted survey response rate was 91 percent and the weighted response rate using the initial base weights was also 91 percent. The survey weights were adjusted for questionnaire nonresponse and the data were then weighted to yield national estimates that represent all eligible public high schools in the United States. Because the purpose of this report is to introduce new NCES data from the survey through the presentation of tables containing descriptive information, only selected national findings are presented. These findings have been chosen to demonstrate the range of information available from the FRSS study rather than to discuss all of the data collected; they are not meant to emphasize any particular issue. Readers are cautioned not to make causal inferences about the data presented here. The findings are based on self-reported data from public high schools. Appended are: (1) Standard Error Tables; (2) Technical Notes; and (3) Questionnaire. (Contains 31 tables and 10 footnotes.).

Download or read book New Dimensions in Higher Education written by United States. Office of Education. Division of Higher Education and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Mixed Method Descriptive Study of High School Graduates Dual Enrollment Experiences and the Influence on College Readiness written by Sherry W. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book High School Dual Enrollment Programs Are We Fast Tracking Students Too Fast written by Cecilia Speroni and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dual enrollment (DE), an arrangement by which high school students take college courses, is becoming increasingly popular as a means of improving high school education. However, there is very little rigorous evidence on its impact on student outcomes. A particular concern in evaluating its effects is the selection bias that arises because more able students are more likely to take DE courses. In this study, I employ a quasi-experimental method to gauge the causal effects of DE on student outcomes. I conduct two regression discontinuity analyses that exploit a statutory mandate in the state of Florida requiring high school students to have a minimum academic standing in order to participate in DE. The first analysis evaluates the effects of DE using GPA as the eligibility criterion. The second analysis evaluates the effects of a particularly challenging and popular DE course, college algebra, using an eligibility criterion that is specific to that course. While the standard regression-discontinuity methods are appropriate for the first analysis, the participation criterion for college algebra is used not only for DE students but also for college students. I therefore employ an extension of the regression-discontinuity method that accounts for sequential treatments. Using data on students from two high school cohorts (2000-01 and 2001-02) in selected Florida districts who were tracked through the summer of 2007, I find no evidence that simply taking a DE course improved marginal students' rates of high school graduation, college enrollment, or college degree attainment. However, for students on the margin of participation in algebra, I find that taking such a challenging DE course had large and significant effects on college enrollment and graduation rates. Appended are: (1) Estimated Discontinuity in Dual Enrollment (Any Course) in 12th Grade by Community College; and (2) Estimated Discontinuity in Participation in Dual Enrollment Algebra by College. (Contains 9 tables, 10 figures and 38 footnotes.).

Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Benefits of Dual Enrollment Agreements at a High School Within Chester County Pennsylvania cDavid C Madden written by David C. Madden and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the study was to analyze the perceptions of the high school graduates and college professors on the effectiveness of the dual-enrollment program. A single school district within Chester County, Pennsylvania, was selected for this case study. Through surveys and semi-structured interviews, this researcher asked participants their perceptions of the benefits associated with participation in a dual-enrollment program. Archival data and interviews were used to triangulate the rich and descriptive data obtained. Of the 31 participants, twenty-four were high school graduates who participated in a dual-enrollment program included in this study, while seven were college professors who offered instruction at one of the colleges included in this study. Participant perceptions of the perceived benefits of the dual-enrollment program often intertwined, so that there were shared themes across all three research questions. The study was designed to uncover student perceptions regarding: (a) participant level of satisfaction associated with dual-enrollment programs, (b) high school performance, (c) transition from high school to post-secondary schooling, (d) comparable treatment of high school and traditional college students in dual-enrollment courses, (e) level of preparedness for college courses, and, (f) post-secondary performance. Each of these six topics is embedded within the three research questions. Overall, dual-enrollment participants indicated that their experience was a positive one. Participants used various phrases to describe the perceived benefits of participating in the dual-enrollment program. The emerging themes which were reflected in these responses were (a) overall preparedness, (b) the ease of transition as a result of participating in a dual-enrollment program, (c) an increased awareness for personal responsibility and time management, (d) a recognition of the value of accumulating college credit while still in high school, (e) the financial benefits of taking college classes while still in high school, and (f) a recognition that expectations of high school teachers were often less stringent than expectations of college professors. The rich and descriptive responses of the participants as related to the benefits of participating in a dual-enrollment program reinforced the research cited in the review of literature which promoted further study of dual-enrollment programs and overall educational reform initiatives at the secondary level.

Download or read book Student Teacher and Educational Leader Perceptions of the Quality of Implementation of an Advanced Placement Program in A Select Urban High School A Mixed Methods Study written by Quail T. Arnold and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Toolbox Revisited written by Clifford Adelman and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Toolbox Revisited is a data essay that follows a nationally representative cohort of students from high school into postsecondary education, and asks what aspects of their formal schooling contribute to completing a bachelor's degree by their mid-20s. The universe of students is confined to those who attended a four-year college at any time, thus including students who started out in other types of institutions, particularly community colleges.

Download or read book High School Students Earning College Credit written by Margaret Fincher-Ford and published by Corwin. This book was released on 1996-12-26 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help your students earn both high school and college credit while still in high school. This comprehensive guide takes teachers and administrators step-by-step through the process of planning, implementing, and evaluating dual-credit programs between their high school and postsecondary institutions. Increasingly, advanced students want to take college courses during high school, and this handbook helps you to set up programs that benefit students and faculty at both institutions. Examines legal constraints, methods of curriculum alignment, funding sources, and evaluation procedures. Explains the differences between dual-credit, dual-enrollment, and articulation programs. Includes surveys for program evaluation and an annotated model agreement to use between participating institutions. Written for school administrators, teachers, students, faculty of education, and all others interested in creating new learning opportunities for students, this practical guide will help you develop and sustain productive educational partnerships.

Download or read book Assessment for Excellence written by Alexander W. Astin and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2012-07-13 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Assessment for Excellence arrives as higher education enters a new era of the accountability movement. In the face of mandates such as results-based funding and outcomes-based accreditation, institutions and assessment specialists are feeling increasingly pressured to demonstrate accountability to external constituencies. The practice of assessment under these new accountability pressures takes on special significance for the education of students and the development of talent across the entire higher education system. This book introduces a talent development approach to educational assessment as a counter to prevailing philosophies, illustrating how contemporary practices are unable to provide institutions with meaningful data with which to improve educational outcomes. It provides administrators, policymakers, researchers, and analysts with a comprehensive framework for developing new assessment programs to promote talent development and for scrutinizing existing policies and practices. Written for a wide audience, the book enables the lay reader to quickly grasp the imperatives of a properly-designed assessment program, and also to gain adequate statistical understanding necessary for examining current or planned assessment policies. More advanced readers will appreciate the technical appendix for assistance in conducting statistical analyses that align with a talent development approach. In addition, institutional researchers will benefit from sections that outline the development of appropriate student databases.

Download or read book State funded Dual Enrollment Program written by Debra H. Harris and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) asked each state to design a plan to hold accountable their State Education Agency to provide flexible pathways to college and career with a commitment to ensure personalized learning and equitable opportunities for high school learners. With decades of effort to provide personalization through college and career pathways, the Vermont House and Senate Committees on Education holds its Agency of Education (VAOE) responsible for reporting how the Agency increases high school graduation rates and reduces dropout rates through the state-funded dual enrollment program. As State Education Agencies implement their ESSA plans, the literature provides a historical perspective of personalized learning, college and career readiness, and the dual enrollment pathway adopted by all 50 States. As a quantitative study of secondary data from the VAOE and the New England Secondary Schools Consortium (NESSC), this study explored the effect of program outcomes for subgroup dual enrollment voucher usage for gender, Special Education, Economically Disadvantaged, and the English Language Learner. The research further examined the number of high schools that participated in the state-funded dual enrollment program and its effects on graduation and dropout rates. The evidence for voucher usage and an increase in the number of participating high schools was not strong enough to suggest a positive effect exists to influence state graduation rates or reduce dropout rates. However, this study found that a decrease, rather than an increase in the number of participating high schools was a statistically significant predictor to reduce the state's dropout rate. The insights gained through this study and its implications on dual enrollment configuration remain fruitful for future research. Therefore, it is only through continued examination of the nuances of state-sponsored dual enrollment programs and their configuration that state policymakers, State Education Agencies, high school leadership, and community college and university decision-makers can personalize learning through this pathway, and prepare its community of learners now and into the future.

Download or read book A Study of the Relationship Between High School Dual Enrollment Participation and College Persistence Including Potential Intervening Variables in Southeast Tennessee written by Kimberly G. McCormick and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Findings From the Early College High School Initiative written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research brief on the Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI), examines lessons learned and best practices gleaned from an evaluation specific to the ECHSI, "Early College High School Initiative 2003-2005 Evaluation Report." These findings help inform those interested in developing or implementing dual enrollment programs as a strategy to accelerate learning and help bridge transitions after graduation. Early College High Schools (ECHS) are developing partnerships, curricula and schedules necessary to offer college credits to high school students. This report finds that Early College High Schools enrolled students who are representative of populations traditionally underserved in higher education. Adequate funding remains an issue critical to the long-term sustainability of early college high schools: resolving this long-term resource issue remains the top priority on the minds of ECHS leaders, and advocating for friendly dual-enrollment policies at various levels of government clearly will be needed for some time if the option of taking college-level courses is available to an increasing number of students. Lists of additional resources; and examples of state programs are included. (Contains 2 endnotes.) [This publication was produced by the National High School Center.].

Download or read book Motivation and Dual Enrollment written by Mitchell Acri Salerno and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A phenomenological study utilizing the Consensual Qualitative Research method was conducted to understand the motivation of high school students dually enrolled in high school and college, commonly referred to as dual enrollment, in relation to the Self-Determination Theory and to connect this motivation to research on personal calling. This qualitative study begins a research thread linking dual enrollment as a reform model to research on motivation and personal calling. The participants were high school students in two Association of Christian Schools International schools in the southeastern United States dual enrolled in an evangelical Christian university in the Southeast. Data was collected through an open-ended questionnaire, a self-report instrument, and individual interviews. The results of this study indicated that the participants were motivated to participate in the dual enrollment program because of an investment in the future, relationships/people, it was a "no brainer," personal betterment, and an interest in the subject. In general, it was determined that the participants were primarily extrinsically motivated to participate. Furthermore, it was evident that the students did not express a personal calling to participate in the dual enrollment program.