Improving Student Placement Using Multiple Measures Assessment

Research suggests that single placement tests result in many students taking remedial courses when they could have passed college-level courses. As a result, colleges around the country are turning to the use of multiple measures to improve the accuracy of placement. The evidence base for this approach is growing: Seven New York State colleges participated in an experimental study and discovered that students placed using multiple measures were more like to pass a college-level course. The colleges also learned about the complexities involved in setting up a multiple measures system. This webinar will share information on why multiple measures systems are needed and what to take into account when establishing them.

Participants

Elisabeth Barnett, Community College Research Center and CAPR