TY  - BOOK
AU  - Conley,David T.
TI  - College Knowledge: What It Really Takes for Students to Succeed and What We Can Do to Get Them Ready 
SN  - 9780787996758 (pbk)
AV  - LB 
U1  - 378.198 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - San Francisco, CA
PB  - Jossey-Bass
KW  - College student orientation
KW  - United States
KW  - Academic achievement
N1  - "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
N2  - "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)
UR  - https://www.wiley.com/en-us/College+Knowledge%3A+What+It+Really+Takes+for+Students+to+Succeed+and+What+We+Can+Do+to+Get+Them+Ready-p-9780787996758
ER  -