"With an updated introduction"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-344) and index.

Preface

PART ONE: From the Current System and the High School of Today to an Aligned, Coherent Program

ONE Understanding the System

TWO What High School Students Know About College Readiness

THREE The Old and New Criteria for College Success

FOUR Current Strategies to Increase College Readiness

FIVE What Does a High School That Prepares Its Students for College Success Look Like?

SIX Designing High Schools for Intellectual Coherence

PART TWO The First-Year Experience and Beyond

SEVEN Experiencing Success in the First Year of College

EIGHT What Really Happens in the First Year of College

NINE What We Must Do to Create a System That Prepares Students for College Success

PART THREE Knowledge and Skills for Success

TEN Standards for Success

ELEVEN English Knowledge and Skills

TWELVE Mathematics Knowledge and Skills

THIRTEEN Natural Sciences Knowledge and Skills

FOURTEEN Social Sciences Knowledge and Skills

FIFTEEN Second Language Knowledge and Skills

SIXTEEN Arts Knowledge and Skills

SEVENTEEN University Work Samples

APPENDIX A Checklist for College Readiness

Bibliography

Index

"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." (Publisher's Description)