College Enrollment Benchmarks for the Grade 12 NAEP Mathematics Assessment

• In Event: Correlations Between NAEP Achievement and Other Outcomes

Abstract

Ensuring that students are ready for college when they graduate high school has important implications for students, educators, education policymakers and other stakeholders. The research literature has identified several indicators for college preparedness including attendance, GPA, test scores, and college entry exams. Using data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) and the HSLS-NAEP overlap sample, this study examines the relationship between NAEP achievement and postsecondary outcomes, and ability of Grade 12 NAEP mathematics achievement to predict postsecondary outcomes relative to SAT-Mathematics achievement. Overall, the results showed that NAEP explained a considerable amount of variation in postsecondary outcomes, and benchmarks on NAEP that are indicative of the prerequisite skills for college enrollment and persistence.

Authors

• Burhan Ogut, American Institutes for Research

• George W. Bohrnstedt, American Institutes for Research

• Markus Broer, American Institutes for Research