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Understanding University Success
Understanding University Success describes foundational skills and content standards (elsewhere referred to as Knowledge and Skills for University Success) in English, mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences, second languages, and the arts. This 80-page booklet addresses each discipline in a separate chapter. Each chapter comprises two sections: foundations and standards. The foundations section describes the skills, behaviors, and attitudes expected of incoming students. The standards section lists the content knowledge that helps maximize the probability of success in entry-level university courses. To download this publication for free or purchase a printed copy visit our partner, Center for Educational Policy Research.
Work Samples
Collected from freshman students and faculty at research universities across the nation, these examples of student work are accompanied by course syllabi, assignments, lab exercises, and tests. They represent the range and types of assignments students receive when they enter college. They also demonstrate the quality of work students are expected to produce to be successful in entry-level university courses. To download this publication for free or purchase a printed copy visit our partner, Center for Educational Policy Research.
Mixed Messages
A study conducted by Standards for Success (S4S), a consortium of universities belonging to the Association of American Universities (AAU), has found that state high school exams bear an inconsistent relationship to the knowledge and skills necessary for college success. This first-of-its-kind study, Mixed Messages: What State High School Tests Communicate about Student Readiness for College, was undertaken to determine the degree of alignment that exists between state high school exams and university success standards. To download this publication for free or purchase a printed copy visit our partner, Center for Educational Policy Research.
Costing Out The Resources Needed to Meet Pennsylvania's Public Education Goals
Published by Augenblick, Palaich and Associates, Inc. This costing out study, prepared for the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, integrates the work performed by EPIC as part of the Pennsylvania Adequacy Funding Study, completed in August 2007.
