Admission matters : what students and parents need to know about getting into college / / Sally P. Springer, Jon Reider, Joyce V. Morgan |
Autore | Springer Sally P. <1947-> |
Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 pages) |
Disciplina | 378.1/610973 |
Soggetto topico |
Universities and colleges - United States - Admission
College choice - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-119-32990-6
1-119-32989-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466206803321 |
Springer Sally P. <1947-> | ||
San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Admission matters : what students and parents need to know about getting into college / / Sally P. Springer, Jon Reider, Joyce V. Morgan |
Autore | Springer Sally P. <1947-> |
Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 pages) |
Disciplina | 378.1/610973 |
Soggetto topico |
Universities and colleges - United States - Admission
College choice - United States |
ISBN |
1-119-32990-6
1-119-32989-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Why has college admissions become so competitive? -- What do colleges look for in an applicant? -- How do colleges make their decisions? -- How colleges (and students) differ : finding what fits -- Where should you apply? -- The big tests -- Deciding about early decision and other early options -- Paying the bill -- Applying well : part I -- Applying well : part II -- Making the most of your special talents -- Special circumstances and how they affect the admissions process -- Advice for international students -- Making your decision after the colleges make theirs -- What matters most : advice to parents and students. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792862203321 |
Springer Sally P. <1947-> | ||
San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Admission matters : what students and parents need to know about getting into college / / Sally P. Springer, Jon Reider, Joyce V. Morgan |
Autore | Springer Sally P. <1947-> |
Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 pages) |
Disciplina | 378.1/610973 |
Soggetto topico |
Universities and colleges - United States - Admission
College choice - United States |
ISBN |
1-119-32990-6
1-119-32989-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Why has college admissions become so competitive? -- What do colleges look for in an applicant? -- How do colleges make their decisions? -- How colleges (and students) differ : finding what fits -- Where should you apply? -- The big tests -- Deciding about early decision and other early options -- Paying the bill -- Applying well : part I -- Applying well : part II -- Making the most of your special talents -- Special circumstances and how they affect the admissions process -- Advice for international students -- Making your decision after the colleges make theirs -- What matters most : advice to parents and students. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821467403321 |
Springer Sally P. <1947-> | ||
San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The early admissions game [[electronic resource] ] : joining the elite / / Christopher Avery, Andrew Fairbanks, Richard Zeckhauser |
Autore | Avery Christopher (Christopher N.) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
Disciplina | 378.1/610973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
FairbanksAndrew
ZeckhauserRichard |
Soggetto topico |
Universities and colleges - United States - Admission
College choice - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-674-02034-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455132303321 |
Avery Christopher (Christopher N.) | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The early admissions game [[electronic resource] ] : joining the elite / / Christopher Avery, Andrew Fairbanks, Richard Zeckhauser |
Autore | Avery Christopher (Christopher N.) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
Disciplina | 378.1/610973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
FairbanksAndrew
ZeckhauserRichard |
Soggetto topico |
Universities and colleges - United States - Admission
College choice - United States |
ISBN | 0-674-02034-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778455403321 |
Avery Christopher (Christopher N.) | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The early admissions game : joining the elite / / Christopher Avery, Andrew Fairbanks, Richard Zeckhauser |
Autore | Avery Christopher (Christopher N.) |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
Disciplina | 378.1/610973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
FairbanksAndrew
ZeckhauserRichard |
Soggetto topico |
Universities and colleges - United States - Admission
College choice - United States |
ISBN | 0-674-02034-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Joining the Game -- 1. The History of Early Admissions -- 2. The State of the Game -- 3. Martian Blackjack: What Do Applicants Understand about Early Admissions? -- 4. The Innocents Abroad: The Admissions Voyage -- 5. The Truth about Early Applications -- 6. The Game Revealed: Strategies of Colleges, Counselors, and Applicants -- 7. Advice to Applicants -- Conclusion: The Essence of the Game and Some Possible Reforms -- Early Admissions 2004 -- Appendix A: Median SAT-1 Scores and Early Application Programs at Various Colleges -- Appendix B: Data Sources -- Appendix C: Interview Formats -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Tables and Figures -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807449303321 |
Avery Christopher (Christopher N.) | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Getting ready for college, careers, and the common core : what every educator needs to know / / David T. Conley |
Autore | Conley David T. <1948-> |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco : , : Jossey-Bass, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 pages) |
Disciplina | 378.1/610973 |
Soggetto topico |
Education, Secondary - United States
Education - Curricula - Standards - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-118-58496-1 |
Classificazione | EDU007000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface xi Acknowledgments xix The Author xxi Introduction 1 The Common Core State Standards, Student Ownership of Learning, and College and Career Readiness; The Role of Elementary and Secondary Schools; Overview of the Chapters; Using This Book to Support Implementation of the Common Core State Standards 1 The New Challenge: All Students College and Career Ready 19 Why College and Career Readiness for All?; From Vocational Education to Career Technical Educationl; The Academic Core ; Creating College Readiness and Career Readiness for All; The Rise of College Readiness Standards 2 College Readiness, Career Readiness: Same or Different? 37 Exploring Readiness More Deeply; Connecting Student Interests and Goals to College and Career Readiness; Levels of Readiness; My Definition of College and Career Ready 3 The Four Keys to College and Career Readiness 53 The Four Keys: An Overview • Key Cognitive Strategies in Depth • Key Content Knowledge in Depth 4 The Four Keys Continued: Learning Skills and Transition Skills 71 Key Learning Skills and Techniques in Depth; Key Transition Knowledge and Skills in Depth; The Complexity of College and Career Readiness 5 Toward Deeper Learning 99 Some Framing Characteristics of the Learning Process; Knowledge Complexity Progression; What Is Deeper Learning?; Four Models of Deeper Learning; Overview of Research Foundation for Deeper Learning 6 Deeper Learning at the Classroom Level 119 Characteristics of the Deeper Learning Classroom; Challenges of the Deeper Learning Classroom A Closer Look at Scoring Student Work for Deeper Learning; Deeper Learning, the Common Core State Standards, and College and Career Readiness 7 A Closer Look at the Common Core State Standards 139 Where Did the Common Core Come From?; An Overview of the Common Core State Standards; Structure and Organization of the English Language Arts and Mathematics Standards; The Heart of the Challenge of Teaching the Common Core State Standards; What the Common Core State Standards Don't Do; Appendix: Key Elements of the Common Core 8 The Common Core State Standards and College and Career Readiness 169 The Reaching the Goal Study; Implementing the Common Core State Standards to Improve College and Career Readiness; Who Owns the Responsibility to Teach the Common Core State Standards?; Understanding Key Areas Related to College and Career Readiness; A Key Role for Elementary School Teachers; The Challenge of the Common Core and College and Career Ready 9 The Consortia Assessments and College and Career Readiness 193 The Goals of the Consortia Assessments • Characteristics of Each Consortium's Assessment • Preparing for the Consortia Assessments; The Challenge Remaining 10 From an Assessment System to a System of Assessments 215 Performance Tasks: Key Element in a System of Assessments; How a System of Assessments Addresses a Wider Range of Standards; Moving toward Student Profiles 11 Where To from Here? 235 What Will "Ready" Mean?; A Blurring of the Line between High School and College; The Future of the Common Core State Standards and Consortia Assessments; The Overall Outlook Conclusion: Changing Demographics, New Instructional Challenges 263 Appendix: A Nine-Part Readiness System 267 Index 287 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453053803321 |
Conley David T. <1948-> | ||
San Francisco : , : Jossey-Bass, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Getting ready for college, careers, and the common core : what every educator needs to know / / David T. Conley |
Autore | Conley David T. <1948-> |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco : , : Jossey-Bass, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 pages) |
Disciplina | 378.1/610973 |
Soggetto topico |
Education, Secondary - United States
Education - Curricula - Standards - United States |
ISBN |
1-118-58500-3
1-118-58496-1 |
Classificazione | EDU007000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface xi Acknowledgments xix The Author xxi Introduction 1 The Common Core State Standards, Student Ownership of Learning, and College and Career Readiness; The Role of Elementary and Secondary Schools; Overview of the Chapters; Using This Book to Support Implementation of the Common Core State Standards 1 The New Challenge: All Students College and Career Ready 19 Why College and Career Readiness for All?; From Vocational Education to Career Technical Educationl; The Academic Core ; Creating College Readiness and Career Readiness for All; The Rise of College Readiness Standards 2 College Readiness, Career Readiness: Same or Different? 37 Exploring Readiness More Deeply; Connecting Student Interests and Goals to College and Career Readiness; Levels of Readiness; My Definition of College and Career Ready 3 The Four Keys to College and Career Readiness 53 The Four Keys: An Overview • Key Cognitive Strategies in Depth • Key Content Knowledge in Depth 4 The Four Keys Continued: Learning Skills and Transition Skills 71 Key Learning Skills and Techniques in Depth; Key Transition Knowledge and Skills in Depth; The Complexity of College and Career Readiness 5 Toward Deeper Learning 99 Some Framing Characteristics of the Learning Process; Knowledge Complexity Progression; What Is Deeper Learning?; Four Models of Deeper Learning; Overview of Research Foundation for Deeper Learning 6 Deeper Learning at the Classroom Level 119 Characteristics of the Deeper Learning Classroom; Challenges of the Deeper Learning Classroom A Closer Look at Scoring Student Work for Deeper Learning; Deeper Learning, the Common Core State Standards, and College and Career Readiness 7 A Closer Look at the Common Core State Standards 139 Where Did the Common Core Come From?; An Overview of the Common Core State Standards; Structure and Organization of the English Language Arts and Mathematics Standards; The Heart of the Challenge of Teaching the Common Core State Standards; What the Common Core State Standards Don't Do; Appendix: Key Elements of the Common Core 8 The Common Core State Standards and College and Career Readiness 169 The Reaching the Goal Study; Implementing the Common Core State Standards to Improve College and Career Readiness; Who Owns the Responsibility to Teach the Common Core State Standards?; Understanding Key Areas Related to College and Career Readiness; A Key Role for Elementary School Teachers; The Challenge of the Common Core and College and Career Ready 9 The Consortia Assessments and College and Career Readiness 193 The Goals of the Consortia Assessments • Characteristics of Each Consortium's Assessment • Preparing for the Consortia Assessments; The Challenge Remaining 10 From an Assessment System to a System of Assessments 215 Performance Tasks: Key Element in a System of Assessments; How a System of Assessments Addresses a Wider Range of Standards; Moving toward Student Profiles 11 Where To from Here? 235 What Will "Ready" Mean?; A Blurring of the Line between High School and College; The Future of the Common Core State Standards and Consortia Assessments; The Overall Outlook Conclusion: Changing Demographics, New Instructional Challenges 263 Appendix: A Nine-Part Readiness System 267 Index 287 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790421703321 |
Conley David T. <1948-> | ||
San Francisco : , : Jossey-Bass, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Getting ready for college, careers, and the common core : what every educator needs to know / / David T. Conley |
Autore | Conley David T. <1948-> |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco : , : Jossey-Bass, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 pages) |
Disciplina | 378.1/610973 |
Soggetto topico |
Education, Secondary - United States
Education - Curricula - Standards - United States |
ISBN |
1-118-58500-3
1-118-58496-1 |
Classificazione | EDU007000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface xi Acknowledgments xix The Author xxi Introduction 1 The Common Core State Standards, Student Ownership of Learning, and College and Career Readiness; The Role of Elementary and Secondary Schools; Overview of the Chapters; Using This Book to Support Implementation of the Common Core State Standards 1 The New Challenge: All Students College and Career Ready 19 Why College and Career Readiness for All?; From Vocational Education to Career Technical Educationl; The Academic Core ; Creating College Readiness and Career Readiness for All; The Rise of College Readiness Standards 2 College Readiness, Career Readiness: Same or Different? 37 Exploring Readiness More Deeply; Connecting Student Interests and Goals to College and Career Readiness; Levels of Readiness; My Definition of College and Career Ready 3 The Four Keys to College and Career Readiness 53 The Four Keys: An Overview • Key Cognitive Strategies in Depth • Key Content Knowledge in Depth 4 The Four Keys Continued: Learning Skills and Transition Skills 71 Key Learning Skills and Techniques in Depth; Key Transition Knowledge and Skills in Depth; The Complexity of College and Career Readiness 5 Toward Deeper Learning 99 Some Framing Characteristics of the Learning Process; Knowledge Complexity Progression; What Is Deeper Learning?; Four Models of Deeper Learning; Overview of Research Foundation for Deeper Learning 6 Deeper Learning at the Classroom Level 119 Characteristics of the Deeper Learning Classroom; Challenges of the Deeper Learning Classroom A Closer Look at Scoring Student Work for Deeper Learning; Deeper Learning, the Common Core State Standards, and College and Career Readiness 7 A Closer Look at the Common Core State Standards 139 Where Did the Common Core Come From?; An Overview of the Common Core State Standards; Structure and Organization of the English Language Arts and Mathematics Standards; The Heart of the Challenge of Teaching the Common Core State Standards; What the Common Core State Standards Don't Do; Appendix: Key Elements of the Common Core 8 The Common Core State Standards and College and Career Readiness 169 The Reaching the Goal Study; Implementing the Common Core State Standards to Improve College and Career Readiness; Who Owns the Responsibility to Teach the Common Core State Standards?; Understanding Key Areas Related to College and Career Readiness; A Key Role for Elementary School Teachers; The Challenge of the Common Core and College and Career Ready 9 The Consortia Assessments and College and Career Readiness 193 The Goals of the Consortia Assessments • Characteristics of Each Consortium's Assessment • Preparing for the Consortia Assessments; The Challenge Remaining 10 From an Assessment System to a System of Assessments 215 Performance Tasks: Key Element in a System of Assessments; How a System of Assessments Addresses a Wider Range of Standards; Moving toward Student Profiles 11 Where To from Here? 235 What Will "Ready" Mean?; A Blurring of the Line between High School and College; The Future of the Common Core State Standards and Consortia Assessments; The Overall Outlook Conclusion: Changing Demographics, New Instructional Challenges 263 Appendix: A Nine-Part Readiness System 267 Index 287 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810037103321 |
Conley David T. <1948-> | ||
San Francisco : , : Jossey-Bass, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Higher education [[electronic resource] ] : access issues and financial aid avenues / / editor, Jaclyn M. Morelli |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (171 p.) |
Disciplina | 378.1/610973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MorelliJaclyn M |
Collana | Education in a competitive and globalizing world |
Soggetto topico |
Universities and colleges - United States - Admission
Student aid - United States - Government policy Higher education and state - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61209-038-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461409403321 |
New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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