The Post-Secondary Enrollment Options program, also known as PSEO, was created in 1985 to promote rigorous educational pursuits and provide a wider variety of options for high school students.
Through PSEO, high school students receive both high school and college/university credit for college or university courses they have completed. The program is available to students throughout the state. In nearly every Minnesota public high school, students earn credits through PSEO. Only juniors and seniors are alowed into the PSEO program.
The standards for taking PSEO classes differ in grades. For juniors in high school they have to rank in the upper one-third of their class or score at or about the 70th percentile on a nationally standardized, norm-referenced test. For seniors in high school they have to rank in the upper one-half of their class or score at or above the 50th percentile on a nationally standardized, norm-referenced test.
Out of the 21 teachers at Anoka Ramsey Community College surveyed, 17 said that their PSEO students did as well if not better than the traditional students in their class. The other three that were surveyed chose to not answer. One of the teachers said that most PSEO students just don’t understand the jest of college life yet and should stay focused on graduating high school first.
That being said 13 of the 16 students surveyed said that the PSEO students in their classes keep up with the other college students. Three of the 16 students feel the PSEO students fall behind quite a bit.
On that note most teachers and students think that PSEO students are at the same level of intellect as the traditional students that attend ARCC on either campus.
I love your lead, it's so informative but it's very easy to read. I think it's great that you gave a lot of background information on PSEO students before you got into the statistics of your survey.Good idea to interview teachers!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading this story. I was a PSEO student myself, back in 04 and 05. And I find it interesting hearing how the teacher view this program and the effectiveness of students. You did a great job writing this!
ReplyDeleteThis was a really good paper! I was post secondary and I agree with your paper. I did very well in my post secondary classes last year, and recieved A marks. Good job!
ReplyDeleteGood job. I think that it is probably harder for them because they are used to being reminded about when stuff is due but i college you just have to know and remember.
ReplyDeleteGood job reporting your results. Your lead should stated what the story was about , like who performs better in classes.
ReplyDeleteYou found a nice balance of technical data, but yet keeping it easy to read. I agree that the lead should have given more of the meat of the story, but it turned out well.
ReplyDeleteLaura, I absolutely loved your lead! And the second paragraph was just as strong. It really led me into the story and drew me in to continue reading. You did a great job on this story, I think it's one of your best.
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you interviewed the teachers, that was so creative and I bet quite informative.
You did awesome!!
I love how three teachers decided not to answer. I would have surveyed a few actual PSEO students to see how they felt. Great story and I wish I would have taken advantage of the program when I was in high school!
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