Utilizing Additional Measures of High School Academic Preparation to Support Students in their Math Self-Assessment |
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| Authors: | Kristen E Fong Tatiana Melguizo |
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| Institution: | 1. Institutional Effectiveness, Research, &2. Planning, Cerritos College, Norwalk, California, USA;3. Pullias Center for Higher Education, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USAkfong@cerritos.edu;5. Pullias Center for Higher Education, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTThis study describes student behavior through the actual assessment and placement (A&P) process. It then uses an alternative A&P policy that utilizes an additional measure that assesses prior math preparedness alongside subtest choice. Utilizing data from a community college that allows its' students to choose the assessment subtest used to place them, we find a misalignment between students’ subtest choice and the highest math course they passed. After correcting for this misalignment through our alternative A&P criteria, we found that students experience increased access to higher levels of math while exhibiting similar success rates in their placed courses. |
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