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Download full textMorgan, Deanna L.; Michaelides, Michalis P. – College Board, 2005
Due to the high stakes that my be attached to placement decisions, it is imperative that the placement process be as solid and defensible as possible. An integral part of the placement process is the identification and use of cut scores, the point(s) on the score scale that classify students into adjacent categories for placement decisions. This…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Student Placement, Academic Standards, Scoring Formulas
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Direct linkBowles, Tyler J.; Jones, Jason – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2004
Single equation regression models have been used to test the effect of Supplemental Instruction (SI) on student retention. These models, however, fail to account for the two salient features of SI attendance and retention: (1) both SI attendance and retention are categorical variables, and (2) are jointly determined endogenous variables. Adopting…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Economics Education, Supplementary Education, Academic Persistence
