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Cullinan, 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
Bickerstaff, Susan; Kopko, Elizabeth; Lewy, Erika B.; Raufman, Julia; Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry – Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness, 2021
Despite evidence suggesting that standardized tests are an imperfect measure of academic readiness, many community colleges across the country rely on them alone to determine student course placement. However, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced campuses to transition to remote operations in spring 2020, proctoring in-person placement tests became…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Student Placement, Alternative Assessment
Cullinan, Dan; Barnett, Elisabeth; Kopko, Elizabeth; Lopez, Andrea; Morton, Tiffany – MDRC, 2019
Colleges throughout the United States are evaluating the effectiveness of the strategies used to decide whether to place students into college-level or developmental education courses. Developmental, or remedial, courses are designed to develop the reading, writing, or math skills of students deemed underprepared for college-level courses, a…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Placement, Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Programs