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Peer reviewedSawyer, Richard – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1996
Decision theory is a useful method for assessing the effectiveness of the components of a course placement system. The effectiveness of placement tests or other variables in identifying underprepared students is described by the conditional probability of success in a standard course. Estimating the conditional probability of success is discussed.…
Descriptors: College Students, Estimation (Mathematics), Higher Education, Mathematical Models
