EPAS: A System that Works

Institution	ACT, Inc.
Titel	EPAS: A System that Works
Quelle	(2006), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; High Schools; Career Planning; Transitional Programs; Developmental Studies Programs; Academic Achievement; College Preparation; School Readiness; Educational Counseling; Minority Groups; Enrollment Management; Academic Persistence; Educational Assessment; Educational Planning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; Karriereplanung; Developmental studies; Developmental psychology; Study; Studies; Entwicklungspsychologie; Studium; Schulleistung; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Educational counselling; Educational guidance; Bildungsberatung; Erziehungsberatung; Ethnische Minderheit; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Bildungsplanung
Abstract	ACT's Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS[R]) is designed to guide and support schools, districts, and states in their efforts to improve students' readiness for life after high school. EPAS provides a longitudinal approach to educational and career planning, assessment, instructional support, and evaluation. EPAS components are coordinated in a unified, comprehensive system for measuring and monitoring student achievement over time. EPAS results, which are reported on a single score scale, are designed to inform students, parents, teachers, counselors, administrators, and policymakers about students' strengths and weaknesses. Moreover, this information is provided prior to and during students' high school experience, while there is still time to address these strengths and weaknesses. EPAS consists of EXPLORE[R] (for eighth and ninth graders), PLAN[R] (for tenth and eleventh graders), and the ACT[R] (for eleventh and twelfth graders). Each is designed to help students plan for further education and explore career options based on their own skills, interests, and aspirations. EPAS gives high schools and districts a way to get students engaged in planning their own futures. When students know what colleges expect, in terms they can understand, students can use their own information to help make a smooth transition to postsecondary education or training. (Also includes References/Data Sources.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10