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18Jul

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

July 18, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

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

May 31, 2017|Tags: , , , , |

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.

4May

Improving Assessment and Placement at California’s Community Colleges

May 4, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , |

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.

29Mar

Moving to Multiple Measures

March 29, 2017|Tags: , , , , , |

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.

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