Presentations from CAPR’s National Study of Developmental Education Policies and Practices
Making Sense of Developmental Education Reform: What Does the Evidence Tell Us, and What Does It Mean for Practice?
November 12, 2020 | Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) Conference
This roundtable discussion will grapple with the challenges of developmental education reform, offering perspectives on what the field has tried and learned to date, and where evidence is lacking.
Examining Developmental Education Practices in Broad-Access Four-Year Institutions
November 16, 2019 | Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) 2019
This presentation at ASHE 2019 explored developmental education in broad-access four-year universities and examine how institutions continue to support underprepared students.
Policies & Practices to Accelerate Success: The Latest Information on Proven Placement and Pathway Reforms
August 7, 2019 | SHEEO Higher Education Policy Conference
In this session, presenters from CAPR, the Education Commission of the States (ECS), and the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education discussed what they have learned about the effectiveness of placement and math pathway reforms.
Paving the Way to Better Higher Education Outcomes: Findings From the Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness
April 6, 2019 | American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting
In this session at AERA 2019, CAPR researchers presented findings related to the culmination of five years of work on one of the most vexing issues facing higher education: remediation.
Improving Developmental Education: Multiple Measures and Math Pathways
February 26, 2019 | League for Innovation in the Community College Annual Conference
In this session, researchers presented promising findings from studies examining multiple measures for developmental course placement and math pathways reforms within the context of results from a national survey about developmental education practices.
Building Student Momentum from High School to College
September 27, 2018 | New Jersey Council of Community College's College Readiness Now Leadership Meeting
Transition courses offered in the high school senior year can help students to become college-ready in math and English, especially when they are co-designed with college faculty. This session considered different transition course design options in use around the country and discussed the pros and cons of each.
Developmental Education Reform: Early Findings From CAPR
April 29, 2018 | American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Annual Convention
This session explored current practices and innovations in developmental education, especially using multiple measures for placement and math pathways to align math to programs of study.
Technology Use in Developmental Education: Experiences, Challenges, and Decision Making
February 22, 2018 | National Association for Developmental Education (NADE)
In this presentation, participants shared research findings about how and why technology has been used in developmental education instruction and student support and discussed challenges encountered by institutions in implementing technology in developmental education.
What’s Next for Developmental Reform? Research Agenda of the Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness
February 18, 2015 | Achieving the Dream Annual Institute on Student Success
In this session, presenters introduced and discussed the research agenda of the Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness (CAPR).