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1 Strategies for Improving Academic Readiness for College Presentation for the Leading the Way Compact Forum West Virginia Higher Education Commission Laura W. March 31, 2014
2 What is Academic Readiness For College and Career Readiness? Preparing Today s Students for Tomorrow s Jobs (Perna, 2012): No consistent definition Diversity of educational options and approaches Multiple pathways Many policies and programs to improve workforce readiness but limited research or evidence of effectiveness
3 Average Wages of US Employed Adults By Literacy Proficiency Level $26 $20 $12 $15 Level 1 and below Level 2 Level 3 Levels 4/5 Source: Analyses of OECD s Survey of Adult Skills, as presented in Soares & Perna (2014). Readiness for the learning economy. Washington, DC: American Council on Education.
4 Percentage of Adults Age By Level of Literacy Proficiency and Educational Attainment 2012 Level 4/5 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 < level 1 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% < HS HS Associate's Bachelor's Post-Bachelor's Source: Analyses of OECD s Survey of Adult Skills, as presented in Soares & Perna (2014). Readiness for the learning economy. Washington, DC: American Council on Education.
5 Percentage of Adults Age By Level of Literacy Proficiency and Race/Ethnicity Hispanic Black White 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Below Level 1 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4/5 Source: Analyses of OECD s Survey of Adult Skills, as presented in Soares & Perna (2014). Readiness for the learning economy. Washington, DC: American Council on Education.
6 Academic Competencies for Bachelor s Degree Recipients West Virginia Higher Education Assessment Council (2013) Quantitative literacy Citizenship Critical thinking / analytic inquiry / problem solving Communications
7 WV College and Career Readiness Definition Components: College readiness Knowledge and skills Career readiness Knowledge and skills Dispositions Implications of this definition for higher education institutions?
8 Recommendations (The State of College Access and Completion) 1. Improve academic readiness for college. 2. Improve alignment across and within sectors and levels 3. Improve college affordability 4. Ensure early knowledge of college and aid 5. Adapt approaches to reflect diversity of students, institutions, and state and other contexts 6. Collect and use data to monitor college access and completion and refine policies and practices Perna, L.W., & Jones, A. (Eds., 2013). The state of college access and completion: Improving college success for students from underrepresented groups. New York, NY: Routledge
9 WV Innovations in College Access (West Virginia 2013 Report Card) Improve academic readiness Federal GEAR-UP grant P-20 Student Success Summit Definition of college readiness (Dept Ed and HEC collaboration) 12 th grade Transition Math and English 12 CR courses Higher Education Smarter Balanced Advisory Committee Redesign dev l education (Complete College America grant) Improve college-related knowledge College counseling via text (Kresge) Web-based college advising (linked to BANNER system) Increase college applications and awareness College Foundation of WV web portal (cfwv.com) College Application and Exploration Week program; College Day Improve college-going and completion of adult learners Lumina-funded DegreeNow RBA Today program WV Remote Online Collaborative Knowledge system (WVROCKS) Veterans Initiatives Task Force
10 WV Innovations in College Affordability (West Virginia 2013 Report Card) Increase applications for financial aid Financial aid and FAFSA workshops Collect & disseminate data on FAFSA applications Improve financial aid counseling Regional workshops for college financial aid staff
11 Promising Institutional Access Strategies Leading the Way: College Access in West Virginia Early outreach Academic preparation Parental education and support Financial literacy Pathways to degree Admissions / Advising /Mentoring Adult student outreach Leveraging data to inform strategies
12 Discussion How should we define academic readiness for college? Reactions to the new definition? What strategies are working well to improve readiness of traditional students? Adult learners? What strategies are not working? Why not? What are the roles of different players in improving college readiness? Will Common Core State Standards improve readiness? How can higher education institutions work effectively with high schools to create a P-20 approach? How can we better use data to inform understandings of academic readiness and effective strategies for improving readiness?
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