Benchmarks 2000
Using Lessons Learned:
Improving the Academic Achievement of Vocational Students
By Gene Bottoms and Alice Presson
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| Since 1987 the Southern Regional Education Board has joined with states
and schools to bring about significant advances in the reading,
mathematics and science achievement of high school students who complete a
concentration of courses in vocational studies. SREB’s High Schools
That Work – a school improvement initiative that is nationally
acclaimed for showing results – can document substantial achievement
gains by vocational students. Using data from exams based on the National
Assessment of Educational Progress, SREB has determined that High
Schools That Work sites that participated in the assessments in 1996
and 1998 have met the 1988 goal to raise the mathematics and science
achievement of vocational students to the national averages of all high
school students. This publication – written as part of SREB’s
Educational Benchmarks 2000 series – describes the progress that has
been made, the "things that matter" in increasing student
performance, and some actions that states can take to improve vocational
students’ achievement in the future. |
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| Keywords: vocational
students, high schools, school improvement, student achievement data,
recommended curriculum, graduation requirements, staff development,
guidance and advisement, technical literacy, accountability, teacher
preparation, extra help, state actions |
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