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ERIC Number: EJ1253447
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jun
Pages: 34
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
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Giving Community College Students Choice: The Impact of Self-Placement in Math Courses
Kosiewicz, Holly; Ngo, Federick
American Educational Research Journal, v57 n3 p1358-1391 Jun 2020
This study examines the impact of a "natural experiment" that gave students the choice to place into or out of developmental math because of an unintended mistake made by a community college. During self-placement, more students chose to enroll in gateway college- and transfer-level math courses, however, greater proportions of female, Black, and Hispanic students enrolled in the lowest levels of math relative to test-placed counterparts. Difference-in-difference estimates show that self-placement led to positive outcomes, but mostly for White, Asian, and male students. This evidence suggests areas of concern and potential for improvement for self-placement policies. Self-determination theory, behavioral decision theory, and stereotype vulnerability provide possible explanations for the observed changes.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida; Connecticut; California; Texas; North Carolina
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