Elizabeth Kopko, Hollie Daniels, and Dan Cullinan | October 2023
Using nine terms of outcomes data, this working paper presents findings from an impact study on multiple measures assessment at seven State University of New York (SUNY) community colleges.
Susan Sepanik and Sukanya Barman | October 2023
This working paper reports on longer term impacts on students’ math completion, academic progress, and academic attainment from a randomized controlled trial of an early model of Dana Center Math Pathways (DCMP).
Changes to placement policies and reforms to course sequences and curriculum have reshaped the landscape of mathematics in community colleges. A new study suggests that within this new and improved landscape, researchers, leaders, and advocates must turn their attention to teaching quality and its role in improving outcomes in mathematics.
By Oscar Cerna, Vivianna Plancarte, Julia Raufman, Jorge Mahecha-Rodriguez, and Ellen Wasserman | September 2023
This research brief and supplement highlight findings on the design and implementation of corequisite courses at four colleges, as well as findings from a survey administered to students who were enrolled in these courses in fall 2021 and spring 2022.
How can artificial intelligence (AI) become a tool for learning instead of a threat to the integrity of college writing instruction? Two instructors of first-year and corequisite English at the Community College of Baltimore County share experiences with AI in their own classrooms.
November 15–18, 2023 | ASHE General Conference
In this interactive paper session, Elizabeth Kopko and Hollie Daniels examine the state of developmental (aka, remedial) education policy and aim to understand its effects on college success for marginalized students.
October 25, 2023 | CAPR Webinar
This webinar will weave together multiple strands of CAPR research to present a comprehensive view of the latest research on developmental education reforms, including multiple measures assessment and placement and math pathways.
How can artificial intelligence be used productively in the classroom? Can it ever be used ethically? Nancy Murray takes on these questions as she reflects on her own experiences with ChatGPT in the classroom.
Both corequisite remediation and Multiple Measures Assessment (MMA) have been shown to get more students into college-level courses more quickly and to help students pass those courses. But what happens when colleges use corequisites and MMA together? A new CAPR study investigates how placement recommendations using high school GPA and other measures can improve student success in college-level courses.