Document Type
Report
Publication Date
Summer 8-25-2020
Abstract
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a federally funded program designed to prepared secondary students for college. USU has received several of these competitive grants to work with middle and high school students throughout Utah. This analysis explores how GEAR Up students utilized services. Use patterns were regressed on college enrollment. METHODS: Latent profile analysis (LPA) is a powerful tool for uncovering common response patterns across multiple continuous variables. Following the LPA, the common response patterns were regressed on post-secondary enrollment. FINDINGS: The latent profile analysis exposed 4 well-defined use patterns across the GEAR UP services. Profiles were differentially associated with college enrollment post-graduation from high school. The profile named Preppers, defined by high use of College & Career and Advising services and Family Involvement, was associated with increased college enrollment. Future directions are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Dickamore, Erik; Hagman, Amanda M.; Reiter, Doug; Dorward, Jim; and Colver, Mitchell, "USU STARS! GEAR UP: Fall 2018 to Spring 2019" (2020). Publications. Paper 12.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/analytics_pubs/12
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