A report in today’s Inside Higher Ed discusses a recent study that shows two commonly used placement tests do not effectively gauge a students’ skill level.
From the article:
Large numbers of community college students are being placed into remedial courses they don’t need, according to new studies that questions the value of the two primary standardized tests two-year colleges use to place students: the COMPASS and the ACCUPLACER.
The research, which analyzed data from a large, urban community college system and a statewide two-year system, found that up to a third of students who placed into remedial classes on the basis of the placement tests could have passed college-level classes with a grade of B or better.
Published: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:01:57 +0000 by e.bryant