The models' classification accuracy exceeds that of 97 percent of prior studies predicting high school completion¶
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q2 i? The accuracy rates of the college-readiness models were higher than those from 97 percent of the studies predicting high school completion catalogued by Bowers, Sprott, and Taff (2013). → James Soland 2017
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James Soland 2017¶
James Soland. (2017). Combining Academic, Noncognitive, and College Knowledge Measures to Identify Students Not on Track For College: A Data-Driven Approach. Research & Practice in Assessment, Volume Twelve, Summer 2017. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/combining-academic-noncognitive-and-college-knowledge-measures-to-identify-students-not-on-track-for-college-a-data-driven-approach/
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Comparative statement in the Results section, benchmarking this study's classification rates against the catalogue of prior dropout-prediction studies compiled by Bowers, Sprott, and Taff (2013); the author notes K-12 data usually predicts high school completion better than college enrollment.
"The accuracy rates of the models are higher than those from 97 percent of the studies predicting high school completion catalogued by Bowers, Sprott, and Taff (2013)"
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Related Claims¶
- Students not on track for college enrollment and persistence can be classified with about 90 percent accuracy using a small set of predictors — related
- The KEI threshold was accurate for the cohort despite large individual-level prediction errors (53% of proficient and 73% of non-proficient students correctly classified) — related
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