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When Developmental Education Is Optional, What Will Students Do? A Preliminary Analysis of Survey Data on Student Course Enrollment Decisions in an Environment of Increased Choice
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Park, Toby; Woods, Chenoa S.; Richard, Keith; Tandberg, David; Hu, Shouping; Bertrand Jones, Tamara – Innovative Higher Education, 2016
Historically, college students needing additional academic preparation have been assigned to developmental/remedial courses. In 2013 Florida took a drastic departure from this model by passing Senate Bill 1720, which prohibited institutions from requiring placement tests and made developmental education optional for many students, regardless of…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Course Selection (Students), Decision Making, College Students
Getting Prepared 2020: Developmental Education Course-Taking of High School Graduates, Classes 2012-2019
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Rogness, Steve; Fergus, Meredith; Krager, Sally – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2022
"Getting Prepared 2020" examines patterns of developmental education for Minnesota public high school graduates from the classes of 2012 to 2019 who enrolled in Minnesota postsecondary institutions. This report provides insight into the academic readiness of Minnesota public high school graduates. Developmental education adds to the…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Course Selection (Students), High School Graduates, College Readiness
A Multisite Study of High School Mathematics Curricula and the Impact of Taking a Developmental Mathematics Course in College
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Harwell, Michael; Dupuis, Danielle; Post, Thomas R.; Medhanie, Amanuel; LeBeau, Brandon – Educational Research Quarterly, 2014
The relationship between high school mathematics curricula and the likelihood of students who enroll in a developmental (non-credit bearing) course in college taking additional mathematics courses was studied. The results showed that high school mathematics curriculum, years of high school mathematics completed, and ACT mathematics scores were…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Remedial Mathematics, Developmental Programs
Momentum and Student Success in Kentucky: The Power of 15 Credits
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Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, 2018
Research shows that the more courses students take and complete, especially early in their postsecondary programs, the more likely they are to graduate. In particular, students who take 15 credits per semester or 30 credits a year have a higher likelihood to complete associate and baccalaureate degrees than students enrolling in fewer hours, even…
Descriptors: College Students, College Credits, Graduation, Associate Degrees
Assessing the Validity of Directed Self-Placement at a Large University
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Gere, Anne Ruggles; Aull, Laura; Green, Timothy; Porter, Anne – Assessing Writing, 2010
Following Messick's definition of validity as a multi-faceted construct that includes contextual, substantive, structural, generalizable, external, and consequential dimensions, this study examined an established directed self-placement (DSP) system that had been functioning for ten years at a large university. The goal was to determine the extent…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Validity, Student Placement, Developmental Studies Programs
Readiness for College in Leon County: Who Are the Students That Need Remedial Education?
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Southhard, Margarida; Collier, Sylvia – 1997
A study was conducted to determine the extent to which high school graduates from Florida's Leon County needed remediation to enter college-level mathematics, reading, and writing courses. Records were examined for 2,705 high school graduates from 1992 to 1996 who were first-time college students in a Florida public community college or state…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Preparation, College Students, Course Selection (Students)