CAPR Blog

18Jul

The Next Frontier in Guided Pathways: Linking Developmental Education and Pathways Reforms

amazzariello2017-07-24T09:49:21-04:00July 18, 2017|Tags: CCRC, corequisite remediation, Davis Jenkins, developmental education, gateway courses, guided pathways, Hana Lahr, institutional reform, John Fink|

CCRC researchers Davis Jenkins, Hana Lahr, and John Fink outline changes colleges can make to help ensure that their institutional "guided pathways" reforms reach students referred to developmental education as well as those deemed college-ready.

31May

Math for Life: Preliminary Results From the CAPR Study of Dana Center Mathematics Pathways

amazzariello2017-10-27T15:48:55-04:00May 31, 2017|Tags: CAPR research, Dana Center Mathematics Pathways, developmental education, Elizabeth Zachry Rutschow, math|

Elizabeth Zachry Rutschow summarizes findings from a recently released CAPR brief on the Dana Center Mathematics Pathways (DCMP) model, a promising new intervention that involves a revised developmental math course emphasizing statistical and quantitative reasoning skills.

17May

CAPR Link Roundup: States Focus on Reform

amazzariello2019-06-24T11:30:13-04:00May 17, 2017|Tags: assessment, California, CAPR link roundup, CUNY, developmental education, dual enrollment, Education Northwest, Florida, math, math pathways, Oregon, state policy, Texas|

Several states are considering major changes to dev ed. Find out what's on the legislative docket, get the latest findings on reforms in CUNY and Oregon community colleges, and more in our CAPR link roundup.

4May

Improving Assessment and Placement at California’s Community Colleges

amazzariello2017-05-04T20:52:09-04:00May 4, 2017|Tags: assessment, California, community colleges, developmental education, ESL, multiple measures, Olga Rodríguez, state policy|

Olga Rodríguez, a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, describes how assessment and placement practices vary across the state's community colleges. This post is based on testimony given to the California State Senate Education Committee on April 19, 2017, on Senate Bill 319, which would require community colleges to inform incoming students about remediation policies and test preparation opportunities.

28Apr

Same Course, Different Outcomes: The Mysterious Case of Computerized Developmental Math in Tennessee

amazzariello2017-05-01T13:30:08-04:00April 28, 2017|Tags: CCRC, computer-mediated courses, developmental education, high school, Maggie Fay, math, SAILS, technology, Tennessee|

Maggie Fay of CCRC discusses lessons learned from SAILS, a computer-mediated developmental math program implemented at high schools and community colleges in Tennessee.

29Mar

Moving to Multiple Measures

amazzariello2017-05-13T13:23:40-04:00March 29, 2017|Tags: assessment, CAPR research, developmental education, Elisabeth Barnett, multiple measures, Vikash Reddy|

Vikash Reddy and Elisabeth Barnett, who recently authored a CAPR working paper on the use of multiple measures for assessment and placement, discuss data points that can be used in placing students, ways in which these measures can be combined, and more varied ways in which colleges might employ assessment results.