ERIC Number: ED672188
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Oct
Pages: 43
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Mandating Multiple Measures and Encouraging Student Supports: Evaluating a New Approach to Developmental Education in California's Community Colleges. EdWorkingPaper No. 22-662
Federick Ngo; Tatiana Melguizo
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
AB705 is a landmark higher education policy that has changed approaches to developmental/remedial education in the California Community College system. We study one district that implemented reforms by placing most students in transfer-level math/English courses and encouraging enrollment in support courses based on multiple measures of academic preparation (e.g., GPA). We use regression discontinuity designs to examine the impact of these new placement procedures, finding benefits to English support course recommendations for low GPA students, but no evidence of benefits or penalties for math. We use inverse probability weighted regression adjustment to explore the relationship between support course enrollment and subsequent outcomes. While enrollment in concurrent support courses appeared beneficial, enrollment in developmental courses was associated with poorer outcomes.
Descriptors: Remedial Instruction, Community Colleges, Student Placement, Community College Students, College Mathematics, College English, Academic Support Services, Educational Change, Educational Policy, State Legislation, Educational Legislation
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: Spencer Foundation
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: California
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