Date Recorded: May 25, 2021

In this episode, you'll hear from three college-readiness experts. Hear their thoughts about the role of assessment in measuring and cultivating skills that prepare students to thrive in Higher Education--from the admissions process, through their college careers, and beyond.

Host: Brian Moon

Guests: 

● Jeremy Burrus, PhD - Senior Director of Social, Emotional, and Academic Learning Research at ACT

● Doris Zahner, PhD - Chief Academic Officer at the Council for Aid to Education

● Glenn Whitehouse, PhD - Associate Dean for Student Affairs in the College of Arts & Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU)

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Timestamps: 

[0:53] Introduction

[2:13] Defining “College Readiness”

[7:12] Implications of the changing nature of college admissions

[12:07] Describing CAE performance-based assessments

[14:52] How FGCU makes use of CAE performance-based assessments

[18:26] ACT’s approach to assessing social-emotional skills

[22:20] Areas of opportunity for innovation in college readiness assessment

[25:59] Barriers for introducing innovations in assessment

[35:07} Closing thoughts