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Using Multiple Measures to Predict Success in Students' First College Math Course: An Examination of Multiple Measures under Executive Order 1110 in the California State University System
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Bracco, Kathy Reeves; Huang, Chun-Wei; Fong, Tony; Finkelstein, Neal – WestEd, 2021
This report concludes a multiyear series of implementation studies intended to inform the California State University (CSU) system about the implementation of Executive Order 1110 (EO 1110). A major policy established in 2017, EO 1110 requires CSU campuses to eliminate noncredit developmental courses (often known as "remedial" courses)…
Descriptors: State Universities, State Legislation, College Readiness, State Policy
Does Remediation Work for All Students? How the Effects of Postsecondary Remedial and Developmental Courses Vary by Level of Academic Preparation
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Boatman, Angela; Long, Bridget Terry – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2018
We examine the impact of remedial and developmental courses on college students with varying levels of academic preparedness, thus focusing on a wider range of students than previous studies. Using a regression discontinuity design, we provide causal estimates of the effects of placement in different levels of remedial courses on short-,…
Descriptors: Remedial Programs, Developmental Programs, College Students, Regression (Statistics)
Development, Discouragement, or Diversion? New Evidence on the Effects of College Remediation Policy
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Scott-Clayton, Judith; Rodriguez, Olga – Education Finance and Policy, 2015
Half of all college students will enroll in remedial coursework but evidence of its effectiveness is mixed. Using a regression-discontinuity design with data from a large urban community college system, we make three contributions. First, we articulate three alternative hypotheses regarding the potential impacts of remediation. Second, in addition…
Descriptors: College Programs, Remedial Programs, Educational Policy, Evidence
Developing Alternative Placement Criteria for English Courses at City College of San Francisco. Issue Brief
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Castrechini, Sebastian – John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2013
Recognizing the need to improve postsecondary access and success for underrepresented populations, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), City College of San Francisco (CCSF), the City and County of San Francisco, and key community organizations formed the Bridge to Success initiative in 2009. The John W. Gardner Center for Youth and…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Student Placement, Outreach Programs, Disproportionate Representation
Remedial Program Policies, Student Demographic Characteristics and Performance Outcomes in Community Colleges. ASHE 1987 Annual Meeting Paper.
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Lum, Glen; Alfred, Richard L. – 1987
The effects of student characteristics and remedial program placement policy on academic achievement and other outcomes were studied at 10 Michigan community colleges. The study population consisted of 3,448 students enrolled in remedial writing at colleges with a compulsory remedial placement policy and 2,669 students enrolled in remedial writing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Dropout Prevention
Discriminant Analysis as a Tool for Admission Selection to Special Academic Programs. AIR 1986 Annual Forum Paper.
Kissel, Mary Ann – 1986
The use of stepwise discriminant analysis as a means to select entering students who would benefit from a special program for the disadvantaged was studied. In fall 1984, 278 full-time black students were admitted as first-time students to a large urban university. Of the total, 200 entered a special program for the disadvantaged and 78 entered…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Admission, College Students, Compensatory Education