Hispanic students are the most likely out of all racial or ethnic groups to be first-generation
college students (FGCS). Hispanic FGCS have been shown to be the least likely to persist …

Tests can provide a level playing field for the pursuit of many desirable goals such as
promotion, admission, and scholarship. Although such leveling of the playing field is true in …

Recent research on entering college student assessment instruments and placement
practices has been critical. Critics suggest that commonly used assessment instruments are …

Education researchers and college admissions officials often rely on self-reported
coursework and grade information provided by high school students. This study compares …

While a growing number of studies have examined how incorporating contextualized
measures of high school performance may benefit traditionally underrepresented students at …

The authors analyzed National Longitudinal Transition Study–2 (NLTS2) data to examine
the role of high school academic preparation and receipt of postsecondary academic …

In the context of college admissions, the current study examined whether differential
prediction of first‐year grade point average (FYGPA) by gender could be explained by an …

The GPA is a universally recognised and utilised metric of academic performance that is
considered to also measure a student's potential for academic performance in the future. In …

The role of mathematics in secondary-tertiary transition is subject to increasing analysis in
several education contexts. We explore the longitudinal relationships among a standardized …

In 2018, 26 states administered a college admissions test to all public school juniors. Nearly
half of those states proposed to use those scores as their academic achievement indicators …