Preparing Students for College and Careers - 9781138656284

Taylor & Francis

Preparing Students for College and CareersTheory, Measurement, and Educational Practice\nAuthor(s): Katie Larsen McClarty, Krista D. Mattern, Matthew N. Gaertner\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138656284, 978-1138656284\nSynopsis\nPreparing Students for College and Careers addresses measurement and research issues related to college and career readiness. Educational reform efforts across the United States have increasingly taken aim at measuring and improving postsecondary readiness. These initiatives include developing new content standards, redesigning assessments and performance levels, legislating new developmental education policy for colleges and universities, and highlighting gaps between graduates skills and employers needs. \n\nIn this comprehensive book, scholarship from leading experts on each of these topics is collected for assessment professionals and for education researchers interested in this n.