Millennials strike back: students' reports of knowledge transfer from high school to college

Millennials strike back: students' reports of knowledge transfer from high school to college. (2011). Millennials strike back: students' reports of knowledge transfer from high school to college.

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Title	Millennials strike back: students' reports of knowledge transfer from high school to college
Abstract	This study examines the extent to which high school students from an affluent, college preparatory high school were able to transfer their knowledge about reading and writing from high school to college. The participants' perceptions of the transition from high school reading and writing to college reading and writing revealed that they did not perceive college work to be harder, but faster paced. They generally perceived similarities between high school writing and college writing; those similarities were both literal and conceptual. The participants were able to transfer content knowledge and procedural knowledge about reading and writing from high school to college. The participants who were most successful in their knowledge transfer demonstrated transfer enabling dispositions. This study raises questions about the nature of preparation for college. Implications are discussed for high school students and faculty, for college students and faculty, and for those interested in educational reform.
Date	2011

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Title: Millennials strike back: students' reports of knowledge transfer from high school to college
Personal Name(s): Wells, Jennifer Marie Holcomb
Rafoth, Bennett A.
Corporate Name(s): Indiana University of Pennsylvania
English.
Note: Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Rafoth, Bennett A. Committee members: Gian Pagnucci; Kathleen Yancey.
Topical Subject(s): Educational psychology
Secondary education
Curriculum development
Higher education
Secondary school students
College students
Knowledge management