1. Understanding College
and Career Readiness
Charis
McGaughy,
PhD
Director,
Field
Services
Educa3onal
Policy
Improvement
Center
(EPIC)
June
11,
2012
•
College
Now,
Cleveland
OH

2. Today’s Workshop is based in Part on the Findings and
Recommendations In:
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3. Nature of the Challenge
• The proportion of students going on to postsecondary
education has steadily increased over the past 100
years and is likely to continue to increase.
• National education policy is beginning to emphasize
college and career readiness over basic skills
instruction.
• Today’s young people will need to be better educated
and prepared as the US continues to move to a
knowledge/information economic model.
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4. Out of 100 ninth graders, how many... !
100
90
Nation
80
73 Ohio
70
70 Cleveland
60
52
50 46
44
40
30
23 22
21
20
10 7
0
Graduate from High School Directly Enter College Graduate within 150%
of Program Time
Sources: (Nation and Ohio): NCES – Common Core Data, IPEDS Residency and Migration Survey, IPEDS Graduation Rate
Survey (2008)
(Cleveland): US
Census
Bureau.
(2005-­‐2009).
American
Community
Survey
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5. Almost 22% of adults in Ohio enrolled in college at
some point but have not completed a degree
Associate
Some college, degree
no degree 9%
22%
Bachelor's degree
17%
High school Graduate/
graduate professional
(including degree
equivalency) 10%
33%
Less than high
school diploma
9%
Lumina Foundation. (2010). A stronger nation through higher education. http://www.luminafoundation.org/state_work.html
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6. Definition of College and Career Readiness
• College and career readiness
can be defined as
success—without remediation—
in credit-bearing general
education courses or a two-year
certificate program
– “Succeed” is defined as being able to
progress successfully in the chosen program
– College readiness and career readiness are
similar but not the same
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7. Distinguishing Among Different Types of
Readiness
Meets basic expectations
WORK Ready regarding workplace behavior
and demeanor
Possesses specific knowledge
JOB Ready necessary to begin an entry-level
position
Possesses knowledge and
learning skills necessary to begin
PATHWAY Ready to focus in an area of study or
training
POSTSECONDARY Is prepared to succeed in a wide
Ready range of postsecondary courses
CAREER AND Can pursue a career and a
fulfilling life as a productive
LIFE Ready
citizen.
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8. Four
Keys
to
College
and
Career
Readiness
think:
Problem Formulation!
know:
Structure of Knowledge
Structure Knowledge!
Research! Technical Knowledge Level!
Challenge Skills
Interpretation! Challenge Value!
Level
Communication! Value
Attribution!
Precision Accuracy! Effort!
Attribution
! Key Cognitive Key Content Effort
!
Strategies! Knowledge!
Key Transition Key Learning
Knowledge Skills and
go: and Skills! Techniques! act:
Postsecondary Awareness! Ownership of Learning!
Postsecondary Costs! Learning Techniques!
Matriculation! !
Career Awareness! !
Role and Identity!
Self-advocacy!
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9. Think
Know
Act
Go
Key
Learning
Key
Transition
Key
Cognitive
Key
Content
Skills
Knowledge
Strategies
Knowledge
Techniques
Skills
+ Problem formulation
+ Structure of knowledge
+ Ownership of learning
+ Postsecondary awareness
+ Hypothesize
+ Key terms and + Goal setting
+ Aspirations
+ Strategize
terminology
+ Persistence
+ Norms/culture
+ Factual information
+ Postsecondary costs
+ Research
+ Self-awareness
+ Linking ideas
+ Tuition
+ Identify
+ Motivation
+ Organizing concepts
+ Financial aid
+ Collect
+ Help seeking
+ Technical knowledge and + Matriculation
+ Interpretation
+ Progress monitoring
skills
+ Eligibility
+ Analyze
+ Self-efficacy
+ Challenge level
+ Admissions
+ Evaluate
+ Learning techniques
+ Value
+ Program
+ Communication
+ Time management
+ Attribution
+ Career awareness
+ Organize
+ Test taking skills
+ Requirements
+ Effort
+ Construct
+ Note taking skills
+ Readiness
+ Precision accuracy
+ Memorization/recall
+ Role and identity
+ Monitor
+ Strategic reading
+ Role models
+ Confirm
+ Collaborative learning
+ Self-Advocacy
+ Technology proficiency
+ Resource acquisition
+ Institutional advocacy
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©
2011
David
T
Conley

10. CALIBRATE CREATE CONNECT
Diagnostics that measure college and Applications that increase college and Processes that strengthen linkages with
career readiness with greater precision. career readiness through changes to postsecondary education.
courses.
ThinkReady CourseCreate ReadinessConnect
Developing thinking strategies for Producing syllabi for college and Connecting high school coursework to
postsecondary success and lifelong career ready courses (formerly college-level expectations (formerly
learning (formerly C-PAS). SyllabusMaker). ReferenceCourses).
CampusReady CourseAlign ReadinessBridge
Analyzing school programs and culture for Aligning courses to college and career Connecting high school and college
college and career readiness (formerly readiness expectations. courses (formerly PairedCourses).
SchoolDiagnostic).
CoursePathway ReadinessPartner
I’mReady Creating school-wide course pathways Connecting teachers, faculty, and
Determining student readiness for college aligned to college and career administrators to college and career
and careers. readiness. readiness.
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11. For more information please contact:
Dr. Charis McGaughy
charis_mcgaughy@epiconline.org
Visit: www.epiconline.org
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