Publication Date
| In 2025 | 1 |
| Since 2024 | 1 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Author
| Ben Backes | 1 |
| Zeyu Xu | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
| High Schools | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Kentucky | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| ACT Assessment | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textZeyu Xu; Ben Backes – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2025
Because of their open enrollment policies, community colleges serve large numbers of students whose K-12 education has left them unready to succeed in college-level courses. Colleges typically use test scores such as the ACT to place students into appropriate course levels. However, the use of test-based measures alone has been criticized as being…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Career and Technical Education Schools, Career and Technical Education, Community College Students
