Kentucky: Sample Index Scores for Measures of Educational Capital

Measuring Up 2002: The State-by-State Report Card for Higher Education

KENTUCKY

Sample Index Scores for Measures of Educational Capital

		Nation	Kentucky
Abilities of College-Educated Residents*
College-educated residents with advanced literacy
	Prose	100	116
	Document	100	118
	Quantitative	100	89
*Value-added of college attendance*
	Prose	100	101
	Document	100	96
	Quantitative	100	99

Institutional Contributions to Educational Capital
*Graduates with advanced abilities*
	Communication	n/a	n/a
	Problem solving	n/a	n/a
*Graduates ready for advanced practice*
	Licensures†	100	153
	Competitive admissions‡	100	25
*Graduates reporting high levels of ability*		n/a	n/a

Quality of Educational Outcomes
*Performance of graduates on tests of advanced abilities*
	Communication	n/a	n/a
	Problem solving	n/a	n/a
*Performance of graduates on tests for advanced practice*
	Licensure tests†	100	103
	Admissions tests‡	100	93

Good Practices in Undergraduate Education
*Good practices in four-year colleges§*
	Level of academic challenge	100	97
	Active and collaborative learning	100	99
	Student interaction with faculty	100	102
	Enriching educational experiences	100	97
	Supportive campus environment	100	98
*Good practices in two-year colleges*		n/a	n/a

* Calculated from the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) and the 1995 Kentucky Adult Literacy Survey (KALS).

† Calculated from licensure test scores in nursing, respiratory therapy, radiology, and physical therapy.

‡ Calculated from admissions test scores including GRE, GMAT, and MCAT.

§ Calculated from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) national sample for 2000 and 2001, weighted by the number of full-time-equivalent students per institution.