{"id":303,"date":"2017-02-15T22:23:33","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T22:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postsecondaryreadiness.org\/dev\/?p=303"},"modified":"2020-12-09T10:52:55","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T15:52:55","slug":"college-placement-strategies-evolving-considerations-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postsecondaryreadiness.org\/dev\/college-placement-strategies-evolving-considerations-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"College Placement Strategies: Evolving Considerations and Practices (A CAPR Working Paper)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">College Placement Strategies: Evolving Considerations and Practices (A CAPR Working Paper)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h3>By <a href=\"https:\/\/postsecondaryreadiness.org\/dev\/about\/research-staff\/elisabeth-barnett\/\">Elisabeth A. Barnett<\/a> and Vikash Reddy | February 2017<\/h3>\n<\/div><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"519\" alt=\"Students working on class assignments\" src=\"https:\/\/postsecondaryreadiness.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/students-taking-test-1024x519.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postsecondaryreadiness.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/students-taking-test-200x101.jpg 200w, https:\/\/postsecondaryreadiness.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/students-taking-test-400x203.jpg 400w, https:\/\/postsecondaryreadiness.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/students-taking-test-600x304.jpg 600w, https:\/\/postsecondaryreadiness.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/students-taking-test-800x405.jpg 800w, https:\/\/postsecondaryreadiness.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/students-taking-test.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Many postsecondary institutions, and community colleges in particular, require that students demonstrate specified levels of literacy and numeracy before taking college-level courses. Typically, students have been assessed using two widely available tests\u2014ACCUPLACER and Compass. However, placement testing practice is beginning to change for three reasons. First, the Compass test is no longer offered as of the end of 2016. Second, questions have been raised about the validity of commonly used placement tests. Third, there are emerging discussions about the need to consider other aspects of students\u2019 readiness to succeed in college, especially so-called noncognitive skills.<\/p>\n<p>In this paper, the authors\u00a0discuss the history of college placement testing, with a focus on nonselective colleges. They describe the limitations of placement tests, the consequences of placement errors, and the movement toward changing systems of placement. The use of multiple measures is suggested as an approach that will result in more accurate placement. A typology of approaches to assessment and placement is described, including the identification of individual measures (e.g., alternative math and English tests, noncognitive assessments, and high school transcript information), ways to use them in combination (e.g., waivers, decision rules, and placement formulae), and how colleges might use assessment results in more varied ways (e.g., for placement into different course types or services). Finally, the paper\u00a0includes a discussion of emerging issues affecting assessment and placement practices.<\/p>\n<p>This paper was published as a chapter in <em>Preparing Students for College and Careers: Theory, Measurement, and Educational Practice<\/em> (1st ed.), edited by Katie Larsen McClarty, Krista D. Mattern, and Matthew N. Gaertner.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last pageside publication-pageside\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h3>Download:<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-align-block\"><style>.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-1 .fusion-button-text{color:#429492;text-transform:none;}.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-1 i{color:#429492;}.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-1{border-color:#429492;border-width:0 0 0 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class=\"fusion-widget-area fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-widget-area-1 {padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget h4 {color:#333333;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget .heading h4 {color:#333333;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget h4 {font-size:13px;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget .heading h4 {font-size:13px;}<\/style><div id=\"text-10\" class=\"widget widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h3><strong>Project:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; margin-top: 15px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/postsecondaryreadiness.org\/dev\/research\/projects\/alternative-placement-systems\/\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\">Evaluation of Alternative Placement Systems and Student Outcomes<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 publication-highlights nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Key Findings<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#429492;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 publication-highlights nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:#d2d3d4;border-style:solid;padding: 25px 15px 15px 15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-fa-align-center\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-dollar-sign fas circle-no\" style=\"font-size:60px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><\/i><\/div><style>i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-1{ color: #429492;}i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-1:hover { color: #429492;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>Emerging practices in placement aim to improve assessment while minimizing costs and administrative challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:#d2d3d4;border-style:solid;padding: 25px 15px 15px 15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-fa-align-center\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-2 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-random fas circle-no\" style=\"font-size:60px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><\/i><\/div><style>i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-2{ color: #429492;}i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-2:hover { color: #429492;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p>Multiple measures placement combines at least two evaluative systems to place students into appropriate courses or supports.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:#d2d3d4;border-style:solid;padding: 25px 15px 15px 15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-fa-align-center\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-3 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-pencil-alt fas circle-no\" style=\"font-size:60px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><\/i><\/div><style>i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-3{ color: #429492;}i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-3:hover { color: #429492;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p>Waivers, decision bands, and directed self-placement are some of the options for multiple measures placement.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 publication-highlights nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h2>The Growth of Multiple Measures at Public Two-Year Colleges<\/h2><\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#429492;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 publication-highlights nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#fusion-chart-1{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);}#fusion-chart-1{padding: 0 0 0 0;}#fusion-chart-1 .fusion-chart-legend-wrap li:nth-child(1) span{color: #ffffff;}#fusion-chart-1 .fusion-chart-legend-wrap li:nth-child(2) span{color: #fffffff;}#fusion-chart-1 .fusion-chart-legend-wrap li:nth-child(3) span{color: #ffffff;}<\/style><div id=\"fusion-chart-1\" class=\"fusion-chart legend-right\" data-type=\"bar\" data-chart_legend_position=\"right\" data-x_axis_labels=\"Math|English\" data-y_axis_label=\"Proportion of Colleges\" data-show_tooltips=\"no\" data-bg_colors=\"rgba(0,188,212,1)|rgba(139,195,74,1)\" data-border_colors=\"rgba(0,188,212,1)|rgba(139,195,74,1)\" data-border_size=\"1\" data-border_type=\"smooth\" data-chart_fill=\"off\" data-chart_point_style=\"circle\" data-chart_point_size=\"3\" data-chart_axis_text_color=\"rgba(98,98,98,1)\" data-chart_gridline_color=\"rgba(0,0,0,0.1)\"><div class=\"fusion-chart-dataset\" data-label=\"2011\" data-values=\".27|.19\" data-background_color=\"rgba(81,175,170,1)\" data-border_color=\"rgba(81,175,170,1)\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-chart-dataset\" data-label=\"2016\" data-values=\".57|.51\" data-background_color=\"rgba(0,102,164,1)\" data-border_color=\"rgba(0,102,164,1)\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-chart-dataset\" data-label=\" \" data-values=\"1|1\" data-background_color=\"rgba(255,255,255,0)\" data-border_color=\"rgba(255,255,255,0)\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-chart-inner\"><div class=\"fusion-chart-wrap\"><canvas><\/canvas><\/div><div class=\"fusion-chart-legend-wrap\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><em>Source: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/postsecondaryreadiness.org\/dev\/early-findings-national-survey-developmental-education\/\"><em>Early Findings from a National Survey of Developmental Education Practices<\/em><\/a> (Rutschow &amp; Mayer, 2018)<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 publication-highlights nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Looking Ahead<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#429492;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><i class=\"fb-icon-element-4 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-quote-left fas circle-yes fusion-text-flow\" style=\"font-size:22px;line-height:42px;height:44px;width:44px;border-width:1px;border-radius:50% 50% 50% 50%;margin-right:12.5px;\"><\/i><style>i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-4{ color: #ffffff; background-color: #429492; border-color: #429492;}i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-4:hover { color: #ffffff; background-color: #429492; border-color: #429492;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><p>The use of multiple measures in college entry assessment and placement has the potential to enable more students to enter the most appropriate level of coursework and increase their likelihood of success. However, careful consideration is required to create systems that work well for both institutions and students.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Elisabeth A. Barnett and Vikash Reddy | February 2017<\/p>\n<p>This paper provides an overview of the history of college placement testing, with a focus on nonselective colleges. 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