1. What percentage of Indiana public high school graduates who enroll in a public Indiana college need to take remedial classes in college?
Your answer is correct! Unfortunately, 18% of these students need to take remedial classes in college.
Your answer is too low! The correct answer is d. Unfortunately, 18% of these students need to take remedial classes in college.
2. In 2014, Indiana offered three types of high school diplomas: Honors, Core 40 and General. Of Indiana high school graduates that earned a general diploma that enrolled in a public Indiana university, what percentage needed to take remedial classes?
Your answer is correct, 59% of students that earned a general diploma were required to take remedial classes in college. Only 4% of honors diploma students required remediation, while 26% of Core 40 diploma students required remediation.
Your answer is too low! The correct answer is c. Unfortunately, 59% of students that earned a general diploma were required to take remedial classes in college. Only 4% of honors diploma students required remediation, while 26% of Core 40 diploma students required remediation.
3. Of the Indiana high school graduates with a Core 40 diploma that required remedial classes in college, what percentage were unable to successfully complete all of their remedial college classes?
Your answer is correct, 32% of Core 40 students requiring remediation DO NOT successfully complete all of their remedial college classes. The analogous percentages for Honors and General diplomas are 11% and 50%.
Your answer is incorrect! The correct answer is b, because 32% of Core 40 students requiring remediation DO NOT successfully complete all of their remedial college classes. The analogous percentages for Honors and General diplomas are 11% and 50%.
4. What is the average grade point average in their first year of college of Indiana high school graduates with an Honors diploma? Recall that a grade point average of 4 indicates an average grade of A and a grade point average of 2 indicates an average grade of C.
Your answer is correct, the average grade point average of students with an Honors diploma is 3.1. The average grade point average of students receiving a Core 40 diploma is 2.2 and the average grade point average for students receiving a general diploma is 1.9.
Your answer is incorrect! The correct answer is a, because the average grade point average of students with an Honors diploma is 3.1. The average grade point average of students receiving a Core 40 diploma is 2.2 and the average grade point average for students receiving a general diploma is 1.9.
We have seen that a substantial number of Indiana students need to take remedial classes in college and students that require remediation typically obtain a lower grade point average in college. This costs families money and can hinder a student's college graduation. How can you tell if you are prepared for college? Click on the links at the top of the page for more information! The figures in this page were obtained from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education College Readiness Report.
