Teachers attribute the reasons they feel high school students are unprepared for college to a lack of encouragement from family and friends (38%), lack of student motivation (34%), and a lack of academic preparation (27%), according to the Gates Foundation and Scholastic.
Formative, ongoing assessments and class participation are cited as two of the more effective ways to measure academic achievement. [Education]
Sources: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Kate James, Chief Communications Officer, Foundation Operations, P.O. Box 23350, Seattle, WA 98102, 206-709-3100; www.gatesfoundation.org.
Scholastic, Francie Alexander, Chief Academic Officer, 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012; 212-343-6100; falexander@scholastic.com; www.scholastic.com.
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