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Pheatt, Lara; Trimble, Madeline Joy; Barnett, Elisabeth A. – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2016
Many recent high school graduates remain inadequately prepared for college and are required to enroll in remedial or developmental education courses in mathematics or English upon enrollment in college. High rates of college remediation are associated with lower progression and college completion rates. To address this problem, some states,…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Transitional Programs, College Preparation, College Mathematics
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Okimoto, Hae; Heck, Ronald – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
At community colleges, student preparedness for college-level work is a significant initial barrier. Over 70% of community college students are reported to be inadequately prepared for college mathematics. Because students need to pass college-level math in order to enroll in subsequent courses required for their majors or to complete general…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Mathematics, Instructional Design
Felder, Jonathan E.; Finney, Joni E.; Kirst, Michael W. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2007
"Informed math self-placement," a program implemented at American River College in Sacramento, California, to determine students' readiness for college-level math, has been in place for three years. This case study describes the development and implementation of math self-placement at American River. Math self-placement consists of a…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Algebra, Community Colleges, Case Studies