College and High School Educators’ Perceptions of Current College Readiness Levels
Edgar Reed, Madeline Justice
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the college readiness attributes of students at the high school and college
levels based on the perceptions of educators. The study attempted to determine proficiencies or deficiencies in
college readiness levels of students as perceived by educators using quantitative methodology to collect and
analyze data. The College Readiness Survey was used to gather data on seven main areas of college readiness
from high school educators of seniors and college educators of freshman students. Analyses included descriptive
statistics and Mann-Whitney U tests to compare ordinal data on the differences between educators’ perceptions at
the high school and collegiate levels. The findings indicated a significant difference in the perceptions of high
school and college faculty concerning the college readiness of their students. High school educators rated
students as college ready while college faculty perceived students as deficient on many college readiness
indicators.
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