Elizabeth Kopko and Hollie Daniels | October 2023
This brief describes findings and implications of an evaluation study of multiple measures assessment (MMA); it focuses on results among students whose placements changed (or would have changed) under MMA.
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).
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.
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.
Susan Bickerstaff, Katie Beal, Julia Raufman, Erika B. Lewy, and Austin Slaughter | October 2022
In a review of impact and implementation studies from the past ten years, this CAPR report summarizes what is known about how innovations to developmental education can improve student outcomes, and it draws out five principles that are key for reform.
By Elizabeth Kopko, Jessica Brathwaite, and Julia Raufman | August 2022
This brief provides guidance to institutions seeking to design and implement placement systems that redress limitations of test-only systems and that work in conjunction with other reforms to generate more equitable outcomes.
By Tiffany Morton | June 2022
This brief reviews the existing research on informed self-placement (ISP). It discusses the processes and methods used to implement ISP as well as justifications for its use, provides an overview of the available data about how students behave and perform when ISP is used, and makes recommendations for future study.
By Jessica Brathwaite, Dan Cullinan, Elizabeth Kopko, Tiffany Morton, Julia Raufman, and Dorota Rizik | June 2022
This brief presents the findings of CAPR’s exploratory study of informed self-placement (ISP), a placement system in which colleges provide information about placement policies, available courses, and other relevant topics to engage students as active participants in their own placement.
By Dorota Biedzio and Susan Sepanik | March 2022
This brief presents interim findings for the first three years after random assignment and provides an exploratory analysis of the effectiveness of the Dana Center Mathematics Pathways (DCMP) program for various subgroups.