College and Career Readiness Measures
Empirical Investigation of Maryland Student High School Academic Performance Indicators as College and Career Readiness Measures
MSDE requested MARC to conduct a study to identify high school academic performance indicators which can be the best predictors of college and career success. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between high school academic performance measures and actual success in postsecondary coursework. The high school academic performance indicators include state and national standardized tests and other measures of academic achievement in high school. The results are intended to inform the adoption of college and career readiness standards during the course of high school education in the state of Maryland.
CCR_Executive Summary.pdf- PARCC Achievement and Post-Secondary Outcomes
This research study is to investigate the relationships between post-secondary academic outcomes and PARCC test scores as well as college admission test (SAT and ACT) scores.
- SAT Achievement and Post-Secondary Outcomes
This research study is to investigate the relationships between post-secondary academic outcomes and SAT test scores.