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At-Risk Students:
Bridging the Gap from High
School to College
Vickie Sax
February 19, 2012
The Collegiate Challenge
Rising numbers of at-risk students are
entering college:
• Academically under-prepared students
• Individual risk factors
• Family risk factors
Academically Underprepared Students
• Classified as such by their prior educational
experiences:
– Academic failure
– Poor performance
– Poor preparation
– Low expectations
• Often have low levels of academic
confidence and self-esteem
Rising Numbers of the Underprepared
• 33% increase in the number of academically
underprepared students entering college, from
1996 to 2005
– National Center for Education Statistics, 2005
• 53% of students entering college lack basic skills in
at least one of the three basic areas of reading,
writing or math
– American Association of Colleges and Universities,
2003
• 28% of entering college students take at least one
course in remedial reading, writing or math
– National Center for Education Statistics, 2003
Individual Risk Factors
Neurological, cognitive, health, or
psychological factors that can contribute to
academic failure, including:
• Learning disabilities
• Traumatic brain injury
• Chronic illness
• Psychological problems
Family Risk Factors
• First generation college students
– Neither parent had a college education
– Uninformed on college expectations and rigor
• Family values concerning education
– Little to no value of higher education
– Little to no educational and career planning
skills
• Low socioeconomic status
• Unstable and disturbed family functioning
(e.g. military deployments)
Bridging the Gap
• Research shows two keys to success for
at-risk students:
–Proactive support from the college
–Creating a personal connection/bond
between the student and the college
• Research shows three strategies work
Three Strategies
1. First year experience seminar course
–Eases the transition to college
–Develop study skills
–Identify preferred learning styles
2. Extra support systems
–Peer mentoring, tutoring, learning
specialists, study tables, workshops
3. “Intrusive” Advising
• Weekly advising - monitoring workload, assignments,
and grades
• Early warning system - referrals to specific support
services, connecting students to faculty
• Build confidence, self esteem, and resiliency
• Set expectations of college work, rigor, accountability
• Long range academic and career planning
• Ongoing interactions personally connect the student
to the university

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At Risk Students: Bridging the Gap from High School to College

  • 1. At-Risk Students: Bridging the Gap from High School to College Vickie Sax February 19, 2012
  • 2. The Collegiate Challenge Rising numbers of at-risk students are entering college: • Academically under-prepared students • Individual risk factors • Family risk factors
  • 3. Academically Underprepared Students • Classified as such by their prior educational experiences: – Academic failure – Poor performance – Poor preparation – Low expectations • Often have low levels of academic confidence and self-esteem
  • 4. Rising Numbers of the Underprepared • 33% increase in the number of academically underprepared students entering college, from 1996 to 2005 – National Center for Education Statistics, 2005 • 53% of students entering college lack basic skills in at least one of the three basic areas of reading, writing or math – American Association of Colleges and Universities, 2003 • 28% of entering college students take at least one course in remedial reading, writing or math – National Center for Education Statistics, 2003
  • 5. Individual Risk Factors Neurological, cognitive, health, or psychological factors that can contribute to academic failure, including: • Learning disabilities • Traumatic brain injury • Chronic illness • Psychological problems
  • 6. Family Risk Factors • First generation college students – Neither parent had a college education – Uninformed on college expectations and rigor • Family values concerning education – Little to no value of higher education – Little to no educational and career planning skills • Low socioeconomic status • Unstable and disturbed family functioning (e.g. military deployments)
  • 7. Bridging the Gap • Research shows two keys to success for at-risk students: –Proactive support from the college –Creating a personal connection/bond between the student and the college • Research shows three strategies work
  • 8. Three Strategies 1. First year experience seminar course –Eases the transition to college –Develop study skills –Identify preferred learning styles 2. Extra support systems –Peer mentoring, tutoring, learning specialists, study tables, workshops
  • 9. 3. “Intrusive” Advising • Weekly advising - monitoring workload, assignments, and grades • Early warning system - referrals to specific support services, connecting students to faculty • Build confidence, self esteem, and resiliency • Set expectations of college work, rigor, accountability • Long range academic and career planning • Ongoing interactions personally connect the student to the university