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Download full textBoatman, Angela – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2012
Exploiting a statewide cutoff point on the placement examination used to assign students to remedial courses in Tennessee, this study employs a regression discontinuity research design to provide causal estimates of the effects on student outcomes of recently redesigned remedial courses at three Tennessee colleges. Moreover, using data on student…
Descriptors: Remedial Programs, Academic Achievement, Remedial Instruction, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedBettinger, Eric P.; Boatman, Angela; Long, Bridget Terry – Future of Children, 2013
Low rates of college completion are a major problem in the United States. Less than 60 percent of students at four-year colleges graduate within six years, and at some colleges, the graduation rate is less than 10 percent. Additionally, many students enter higher education ill-prepared to comprehend college-level course material. Some estimates…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, College Preparation, Remedial Instruction, High School Graduates
