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ERIC Number: EJ1244857
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Mar
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
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Improving Indicators of College Readiness: Methods for Optimally Placing Students into Multiple Levels of Postsecondary Coursework
Leeds, Daniel M.; Mokher, Christine G.
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v42 n1 p87-109 Mar 2020
Over half of community college students place into developmental education, resulting in significant financial costs. We extend previous research demonstrating that using placement tests to assign students into developmental courses results in frequent misplacement. We use Florida data to explore the extent to which students are misplaced into their first college course by more than one level. Results suggest that moving away from placement tests and toward other metrics (like high school grade point average [GPA]) may not be as beneficial in Florida as was demonstrated in prior studies. Rather, it may be preferable to choose cutoffs that minimize misplacement than to use new metrics. States should consider their own unique contexts and examine whether they can improve placement accuracy by changing cut scores. [For the corresponding grantee submission, see ED602233.]
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305E120010
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