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Download full textCullinan, Dan; Kopko, Elizabeth – Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness, 2022
Research suggests that using only standardized placement test scores to determine which new college students should take developmental coursework is inadequate, as many students may be unnecessarily assigned to developmental courses. These courses generally take one or more semesters to complete, delaying entry into college-level coursework, and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation, College Students, Student Placement
Cullinan, Dan; Biedzio, Dorota – MDRC, 2021
Colleges throughout the United States are evaluating the effectiveness of their strategies to place entering students into college-level or developmental education courses. Developmental, or remedial, courses are designed to advance the reading, writing, and math skills of students who are deemed academically underprepared for college-level…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Student Placement, Student Evaluation, Remedial Instruction
Barnett, Elisabeth A.; Kopko, Elizabeth; Cullinan, Dan; Belfield, Clive R. – Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness, 2020
Virtually all community colleges and more than 90 percent of public four-year colleges use the results of placement tests--either alone or in concert with other information--to determine whether students are ready for college-level coursework or need remedial help in math or English. Evidence suggests that placement tests do a poor job of…
Descriptors: Placement Tests, Grade Point Average, Student Placement, Community Colleges
