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ERIC Number: ED611772
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
Pages: 77
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
An On-Ramp to Student Success: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation of a Developmental Education Reform at the City University of New York
Weiss, Michael J.; Scrivener, Susan; Slaughter, Austin; Cohen, Benjamin
MDRC
Most community college students are referred to developmental education courses to build basic skills. These students often struggle in these courses and college more broadly. CUNY Start is a prematriculation program for students assessed as having significant remedial needs. CUNY Start students delay matriculation for one semester and receive time-intensive instruction in math, reading, and writing with a prescribed pedagogy delivered by trained teachers. The program aims to help students complete remediation and prepare for college-level courses. This article describes the results of an experiment at four community colleges (n [is approximately equal to] 3,800). We estimate that over three years, including one semester that students spent in the program and two-and-a-half years after the program was complete, CUNY Start substantially increased college readiness, slightly increased credit accumulation, and modestly increased graduation rates (by increasing participation in CUNY's highly effective ASAP).
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: MDRC
Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305H140065
What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards without Reservations