ERIC Number: EJ733771
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1534-8431
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Increasing the College Preparedness of At-Risk Students
Cabrera, Alberto F.; Deil-Amen, Regina; Prabhu, Radhika; Terenzini, Patrick T.; Lee, Chul; Franklin, Robert E., Jr.
Journal of Latinos & Education, v5 n2 p79-97 2006
GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) emerged in the late 1990s as a comprehensive outreach program seeking to enhance awareness of and readiness for college among low-income middle school students. After controlling for students' preprogram test scores and school characteristics, findings indicate that students participating in GEAR UP and in a comparison group gained in their reading and mathematics test scores. Analyses, however, found no statistically significant 2-year effects of program participation on students' reading scores, although a slight, nonsignificant trend across the study period suggested some closing of the statistically significant gap between the 2 groups in the baseline year.
Descriptors: College Preparation, High Risk Students, School Readiness, Outreach Programs, Middle School Students, Low Income Groups, Reading Tests, Mathematics Tests, Scores, Achievement Gains, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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IES Cited: ED506465