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A few resources offer national data on student preparation and achievement. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) provides data about the academic preparation and achievement of American elementary and secondary school students by subject. ACT tests, meanwhile, seek to predict how current high school students will perform in courses commonly taken by new college students. And the Educational Testing Service (ETS) offers standardized tests that measure key college learning outcomes like critical thinking and writing, although their findings often run counter to student self-assessments and campus assessments. Other sources of information, like faculty and student surveys, provide additional perspectives on achieving key learning goals.
The data gathered below highlight some of these challenges. More detailed findings are available in the reports from which these data are drawn.
What Do Faculty Say?
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