Mainstreaming Remedial Math
published Jun 23, 2016 10:28amInside Higher Ed
Mainstreaming Remedial Math
By Ashley A. Smith
June 23, 2016 - A student placed in remedial math has a better chance of succeeding in college by taking college-level statistical courses with additional support instead of developmental math, according to a new report published today in the American Educational Research Association's Evaluation and Policy Analysis journal. The research -- conducted by researchers at the City University of New York -- found that for first-year college students who tested as needing remedial algebra, 56 percent of those assigned to and enrolled in college-level statistics passed, while only 39 percent of those assigned to and enrolled in elementary algebra passed. The students who passed the statistics course also subsequently accumulated more credits. Read more here.
Mainstreaming Remedial Math
By Ashley A. Smith
June 23, 2016 - A student placed in remedial math has a better chance of succeeding in college by taking college-level statistical courses with additional support instead of developmental math, according to a new report published today in the American Educational Research Association's Evaluation and Policy Analysis journal. The research -- conducted by researchers at the City University of New York -- found that for first-year college students who tested as needing remedial algebra, 56 percent of those assigned to and enrolled in college-level statistics passed, while only 39 percent of those assigned to and enrolled in elementary algebra passed. The students who passed the statistics course also subsequently accumulated more credits. Read more here.