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supports rigor along with externally validated assessments, and provide teachers and
administrators with the professional development opportunities related to curriculum,
standards, and assessments. These studies provide sound research based support for
the change in graduation requirements for Texas public school students, especially in
the areas of math and science, where Texas students are required to successfully
complete four years of math and science to graduate from high school (Mahoney et al.
2009).
The aforementioned studies stress the importance of accessing rigorous course
work for college success, In order to determine if access to rigorous coursework is
resulting in a more college ready student, student knowledge must be measureable.
Over most of the last century, there have been two schools of thought regarding the
utilization of achievement tests and aptitude test utilization as a determining factor for
college readiness (Atkinson, 2001, Geiser, 2009). The traditional view has emphasized
achievement as demonstrated by students' high school grades or grade point average
(GPA) in academic subjects. This view reflects a reward and incentive philosophy in
which admissions to college is the reward for hard work and achievement in high school
(Geiser, 2009). Additionally, this view encourages schools to offer, and students to take
a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, an important component to college success.
Students choosing to access rigorous curriculum tend to do well in college, providing
the curriculum was actually rigorous (Campbell, 2005). The alternate view is that
students should be judged not simply on what they have learned, but their ability to
learn. Aptitude test such as the SAT and ACT have a historical tie to the concept of
innate mental abilities and the belief that such abilities can be defined and meaningfully19
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Wilson, James K., III. Predictors of College Readiness: an Analysis of the Student Readiness Inventory, dissertation, May 2012; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc115181/m1/26/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .