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Predictors Of High School Students' Performance And College Readiness, Octaviana Imelda Prima Hemmy Asamsama, Danessa Mayo, Jessica Stillman, Christine Mathews, Donna Schnorr, Brett Nelson
Predictors Of High School Students' Performance And College Readiness, Octaviana Imelda Prima Hemmy Asamsama, Danessa Mayo, Jessica Stillman, Christine Mathews, Donna Schnorr, Brett Nelson
Journal of Educational Research and Innovation
Identifying the best predictors of academic performance and college readiness is crucial for promoting success in postsecondary institutions. This cross-sectional study of 587 students examined the association between ethnicity and gender on high school students’ 1) high school grade level competence in reading, writing, and mathematics, and 2) a test of college readiness. Additionally, we determined whether the following parental factors were associated with students’ perceptions of attending college and performance on a college readiness test: 1) parents’ highest level of education, 2) parents’ perceptions of students’ level of education, and 3) parents’ perceived reasons of why students might not …