Many of the democratizing opportunities provided by community colleges are diminished in
the eyes of policy makers by inadequate rates of success. In particular, large proportions of …

One of the greatest challenges that community colleges face in their efforts to increase
graduation rates is improving the success of students in their developmental, or remedial …

This paper uses student-level data from a statewide community college system to examine
the validity of placement tests and high school information in predicting course grades and …

We examine the impact of remedial and developmental courses on college students with
varying levels of academic preparedness, thus focusing on a wider range of students than …

Developmental education has been cited as one of the most difficult issues facing
community colleges. Despite the controversy and changes to educational policy regarding …

Community college students are often placed in developmental math courses based on the
results of a single placement test. However, concerns about accurate placement have …

Much of recent research in postsecondary developmental education leaves the distinct
impression that most remedial courses in community colleges are unsuccessful in helping …

Changing placement policy may help to improve developmental education student
outcomes in community colleges, but there is little understanding of the impacts of these …

Dual‐credit courses expose high school students to college‐level content and provide the
opportunity to earn college credits, in part to smooth the transition to college. With the …

Research Center's Scaling Innovation project to examine trends in developmental education
instructional reform and outline a framework for reform adoption and adaptation. The paper's …