Updated College Enrollment Benchmarks for the Grade 12 Naep Mathematics Assessment. AIR-NAEP Working Paper 2023-03
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| Title: | Updated College Enrollment Benchmarks for the Grade 12 Naep Mathematics Assessment. AIR-NAEP Working Paper 2023-03 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Burhan Ogut, George Bohrnstedt, Markus Broer, American Institutes for Research (AIR), Education Statistics Services Institute Network (ESSIN) |
| Source: | American Institutes for Research. 2023. |
| Availability: | American Institutes for Research. 1400 Crystal Drive 10th Floor, Arlington, VA 22202. Tel: 202-403-5000; Fax: 202-403-5001; e-mail: inquiry@air.org; Web site: https://www.air.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 45 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (ED/IES) |
| Contract Number: | EDIES12D0002/0004 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Grade 12 High Schools Secondary Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Grade 12, College Enrollment, College Preparation, Mathematics, Evaluation, National Competency Tests, High School Students |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | National Assessment of Educational Progress |
| Abstract: | There is a growing interest in ensuring that students are prepared for college and a career when they finish high school. Research identified several indicators that are associated with college preparedness including attendance, grade point average (GPA), and test scores. However, it is difficult to use these indicators to determine the preparedness level of the nation's students in general. This study used results from National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics assessment, the "gold standard" assessing what students know and can do in grade 12 to establish college preparedness benchmarks. This study linked ninth-grade student background data and school-reported high school and postsecondary transcript data from the National High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) to student item responses on the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics assessment to examine the relationship between college preparedness and NAEP mathematics achievement. NAEP scale scores imputed for all HSLS:09 participants via marginal maximum likelihood regression analyses were used to predict college preparedness. This study extended the earlier investigations of college preparedness based on NAEP grade 12 mathematics data from the prediction of college enrollment alone to the prediction of additional postsecondary outcomes including remedial course-taking and first-year college GPA based on postsecondary transcript data. Defining college preparedness as enrolling in a 2- or 4-year college without remedial course-taking and acquiring a first-year college GPA of 2.7 or higher as did National Assessment Governing Board, this study showed that the probability of college preparedness increased from 26 percent for students performing at the NAEP Basic level to 58 percent at the NAEP Proficient level and 87 percent at the NAEP Advanced level. The probabilities at preparedness increased when the definition of college preparedness omitted remedial course-taking. Although similar patterns were observed for various student groups including race/ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status, there were some differences in results across groups. Since the report shows the probability of college preparedness (under various definitions) at each NAEP achievement level, it is thereby also providing important validity information for these NAEP achievement levels. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| IES Funded: | Yes |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED638829 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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