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Higher Placement Standards Increase Course Success but Reduce Program Completions

Published:2006-01-01 Issue:2 Volume:55 Page:138-159
ISSN:0021-3667
Container-title:The Journal of General Education
language:en
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Author:

Jacobson Eric

Abstract

ABSTRACT A rigorous placement exam introduced into a Developmental Mathematics program increased course success rates, retention, and enrollment rates in math courses but reduced completion rates in Developmental Math and standard math courses required for a degree. There may be an inverse relationship between course success rates and total program throughput.

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JSTOR

Subject

Education

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https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/general-education/article-pdf/55/2/138/1322368/jgeneeduc_55_2_138.pdf

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