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The Impact of High School Exit Exams and Other Predictors on College Readiness: A National Study

Eafford, Felisa R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1449595924

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2015, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toledo, Higher Education.
High school exit exams (HSEEs) are administered to approximately 70% of all public school students in the United States. These exams were designed to prepare students to be successful in the workforce and postsecondary education. However, many students are still entering college underprepared. The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the impact of high school exit exams on college readiness. College readiness was defined as enrollment in remedial courses at the first postsecondary institution. Because other factors can influence college readiness, this study controlled for multiple variables (e.g., demographic, educational, school, involvement, intermediate, institutional) using a blocked form of stepwise multiple regression. Alexander Astin's Input-Environment-Output (I-E-O) conceptual model and his theory of student involvement were used as the framework for the study. A nationally representative sample of high school students from the graduating class of 2004 was examined using data from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002. The study found that having an exit exam policy had a negative impact on college readiness, even though certain types of exit exams had a positive impact. The strongest positive predictor was the highest level of math taken in high school. Stakeholders can use the results of this study to implement alternative strategies to develop high school environments that facilitate preparation for college.
David Meabon, Dr. (Committee Chair)
Ronald Opp, Dr. (Committee Member)
Cynthia Beekley, Dr. (Committee Member)
Dennis Lettman, Dr. (Committee Member)
207 p.
Education; Educational Tests and Measurements; Higher Education; Secondary Education
High school exit exams; college readiness; remedial coursework

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  • Eafford, F. R. (2015). The Impact of High School Exit Exams and Other Predictors on College Readiness: A National Study [Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1449595924

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Eafford, Felisa. The Impact of High School Exit Exams and Other Predictors on College Readiness: A National Study. 2015. University of Toledo, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1449595924.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Eafford, Felisa. "The Impact of High School Exit Exams and Other Predictors on College Readiness: A National Study." Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1449595924

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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