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College and Career Ready? Perceptions of High School Students Related to WorkKeys Assessments
College and career readiness is a concern in both business and education arenas. Employers are calling for entry-level employees with basic academic skills and educators are being held accountable for student achievement in similar academic areas. In this environment, WorkKeys has emerged
as a set of assessments that could respond to the needs of both employers and educators and signal to test takers their readiness for further education or a career. In Alaska, state policymakers selected WorkKeys for use with high school juniors in an effort to measure both college and career
readiness. A study was conducted in one urban Alaska high school regarding juniors' perceptions of college and career readiness related to WorkKeys scores. Findings indicated a gap between student perceptions of college and career readiness and college-ready WorkKeys scores, and perceived
value in the use of WorkKeys assessments. Results and implications for educational leaders and policymakers are presented.
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Keywords: Assessment; Career Readiness; College Readiness; Self-efficacy; WorkKeys
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 January 2013
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