College Knowledge: What It Really Takes for Students to Succeed and What We Can Do to Get Them Ready (Jossey-Bass Education) | 
| Author: David T. Conley
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Category: Book
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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7 x 1.1
ISBN: 0787996750
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.198
EAN: 9780787996758
ASIN: 0787996750
Publication Date: January 28, 2008
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Although more and more students have the test scores and transcripts to get into college, far too many are struggling once they get there. These students are surprised to find that college coursework demands so much more of them than high school. For the first time, they are asked to think deeply, write extensively, document assertions, solve non-routine problems, apply concepts, and accept unvarnished critiques of their work. College Knowledge confronts this problem by looking at the disconnect between what high schools do and what colleges expect and proposes a solution by identifying what students need to know and be able to do in order to succeed. The book is based on an extensive three-year project sponsored by the Association of American Universities in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts. This landmark research identified what it takes to succeed in entry-level university courses. Based on the project's findings - and interviews with students, faculty, and staff - this groundbreaking book delineates the cognitive skills and subject area knowledge that college-bound students need to master in order to succeed in today's colleges and universities. These Standards for Success cover the major subject areas of English, mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences, second languages, and the arts.
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 Clear and Sensible June 24, 2008
Because I work with underserved students and their college counselors, I bought this book to do research. It's admirably organized and clear, avoiding jargon-laden edu-speak in favor of level-headed observations about how to prepare students for college. The first part was most relevant for me as a college counselor, but the recommendations regarding curriculum sequences and preparation are excellent. A good book for school and department heads as they review their own curricula, especially if they want to ensure a good transition to college for their graduates.
College Knowledge August 11, 2007
This was an interesting book & it arrived quickly! It reads fairly easily and is chock full of important information for parents, teachers and guidance counsellors!
 A Guide to Teachers and to the College Bound May 13, 2005
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book really has two goals. It's original and main intent is aimed at high school teachers who are preparing students for college. In this vein it addresses what should be tought to students and how they should be taught.
The second goal is how to take whatever high school education a young person has and from this foundation prepare the student for what college is going to be like.
Unfortunately the taking of the college preparatory curriculum in most high schools does a fairly poor job of actually preparing students for surviving in the college environment. Perhaps the knowledge the student has in math, english, or whatever is adequate. But there is still the lack of involvement on the teachers part, particularly in the large survey type classes of a hundred plus students with a TA doing the teaching. Combine this with the faster pace, the increased requirements for homework, and the outside influences away from home and the potential is there for significant problems.
This book is a more basic guide than many of the college review type books that merely list some attributes of dozens of colleges. This is a guide on how to succeed rather than how to pick a college.
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