Understanding Research & Applying Data

A bibliography of scholarly articles, books, and other media that can be used to reflect on and develop postsecondary work vested in research and best practices.

One way to create school-wide Tier I college application practices is to ensure that students are informed about their own college access level and which specific colleges are good academic matches for them. The sample CAP Report is a one-page college access summary that Counselors can give directly to students. The video describes the technical steps - using standard Microsoft Office software programs - to create reports like this quickly for a large number of students.

 

This video describes a practical approach Counselors and other educators can use with application data to identify the students who need Tier II application supports. The video further offers ways to be strategic about seeking out the students who will most benefit from extra help.

This video describes some practical steps to calculating college access at the student level, including an examination of a research-based framework that makes this possible.

This Network for College Success presentation showcases effective data-driven strategies to reach students through tiered interventions in the college application process. The accompanying video describes this theory of action at a high level in order to set the context for the more detailed instructional videos later in Tool Set C.

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This activity explores the four statuses of College-Going Identity as discussed in Ready, Willing, and Able by Savitz-Romer and Bouffard.

In Ready, Willing, and Able, Savitz-Romer and Bouffard call for a new approach to postsecondary work: one that emphasizes the key developmental tasks and processes of adolescence and integrates them into existing college-access practices in meaningful ways.

A UChicago Consortium research presentation that brings together two strands of related research: 1) postsecondary access and attainment, and 2) adolescent development.

This research report offers wide-ranging evidence on what young people need to develop from preschool to young adulthood in order to succeed in college and career as well as have healthy relationships, be engaged citizens, and make wise choices.

The summary of the report is included in this Toolkit. For the entire report, click here >

A two-page brief summarizing the UChicago Consortium’s latest research on why college choice matters and strategies schools are using to help students navigate the college selection process.