Developmental Education Reforms on Assessment, Instruction, and Math Pathways

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

One of the most critical issues in higher education is the large proportions of students deemed underprepared for college. Most community college students are assigned to at least one developmental (or remedial) course, yet few ever complete their developmental requirements. During this session, presenters will showcase the dramatic changes taking place in developmental education by sharing findings from three studies: an RCT of an approach to using multiple measures of assessment to determine college readiness, an RCT of a popular multiple math pathways model and a descriptive study of the developmental education landscape. This session will encourage the audience to engage in a conversation about what works for their institutions, and what lies ahead for the future of developmental education.

Sub Unit

• Division J - Postsecondary Education / Division J - Section 2b: College Student Success

Chair

• Nikki Edgecombe, Teachers College, Columbia University

Papers

• ASSESSMENT: Evaluation of a Multiple Measures Placement System Using Data Analytics - Elizabeth Kopko, Community College Research Center; Elisabeth Barnett, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Final Report for the Evaluation of the Mathematics Pathways - Elizabeth Zachry Rutschow, American Institutes for Research

• Scaling Developmental Education Reforms: A National Picture of the Implementation and Scale of Developmental Education Reform in Open-Access Colleges - Elizabeth Zachry Rutschow, American Institutes for Research

Discussant

• Michael Lawrence Collins, Jobs for the Future