College knowledge : what it really takes for students to succeed and what we can do to get them ready

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Title:

Author:

Conley, David T., 1948-

ISBN:

9780787973971

Personal Author:

Conley, David T., 1948-

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2005.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

Series:

The Jossey-Bass education series

Series Title:

The Jossey-Bass education series

Contents:

1. Understanding the system -- 2. What high school students know about college readiness -- 3. The old and new criteria for college success -- 4. Current strategies to increase college readiness -- 5. What does a high school that prepares its students for college success look like? -- 6. Designing high schools for intellectual coherence -- 7. Experiencing success in the first year of college -- 8. What really happens in the first year of college -- 9. What we must do to create a system that prepares students for college success -- 10. Standards for success -- 11. English knowledge and skills -- 12. Mathematics knowledge and skills -- 13. Natural sciences knowledge and skills -- 14. Social sciences knowledge and skills -- 15. Second languages knowledge and skills -- 16. Arts knowledge and skills -- 17. University work samples -- App. A. Checklist for college readiness.

Abstract:

"College Knowledge confronts looks at the disconnect between what high schools do and what colleges expect and proposes a solution by identifying what students need to know and be able to do in order to succeed." "College Knowledge is filled with ideas that can be implemented by high school teachers and administrators to improve their college preparation programs. Parents and educators will find this book to be an indispensable guide to the fundamental knowledge and habits of mind their college-bound kids need to develop before they leave high school."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

College student orientation -- United States.

Academic achievement -- United States.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip055/2004030569.html

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Although more and more students have the test scores and transcripts to get into college, far too many are struggling once they get there. These students are surprised to find that college coursework demands so much more of them than high school. For the first time, they are asked to think deeply, write extensively, document assertions, solve non-routine problems, apply concepts, and accept unvarnished critiques of their work. College Knowledge confronts this problem by looking at the disconnect between what high schools do and what colleges expect and proposes a solution by identifying what students need to know and be able to do in order to succeed.

The book is based on an extensive three-year project sponsored by the Association of American Universities in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts. This landmark research identified what it takes to succeed in entry-level university courses. Based on the project's findings - and interviews with students, faculty, and staff - this groundbreaking book delineates the cognitive skills and subject area knowledge that college-bound students need to master in order to succeed in today's colleges and universities. These Standards for Success cover the major subject areas of English, mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences, second languages, and the arts.