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Direct linkAyele, Abel D.; Carson, Zachary; Tameze, Claude – PRIMUS, 2023
We studied ALEKS PPL placement scores, SAT scores, and entry-course grades for a population of 1659 students who placed into College Algebra or below over a span of 5 years. In addition to representing an understudied range of placement level, the study was conducted at an HBCU with majority Black/African American students, a demographic that is…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Student Placement, Introductory Courses
Rabideau, M.; Starnes, A. – PRIMUS, 2023
In this paper, we study how well SAT scores, high school GPA, and undergraduate precalculus grades relate to undergraduate calculus grades at a 4-year private nonprofit university that does not have a placement exam. In addition, we compare the success in calculus of two groups of students, both of whom require two semesters to pass calculus. The…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average, High Schools
Frank, K.; Kolesnikov, A.; Wang, X. – PRIMUS, 2022
Placement policies are intended to match students with appropriate courses in order to improve student success, but how do you evaluate these policies? In this article, we evaluate four placement policies at Towson University by considering three categories of outcomes: long-term outcomes such as graduation and retention rates, short-term or…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Courses, School Policy, Program Effectiveness
Carnell, Lisa; Graham-Squire, Adam; O'Hara, Karen; Piechnik, Lindsay – PRIMUS, 2018
This study examined the impact of restricting Calculus 1 and Business Calculus classes based upon whether students had prior calculus experience. We compared the performance and experience of students in sections comprised entirely of those who had previously taken calculus, those who had not previously taken calculus, and those in traditional…
Descriptors: Calculus, Prior Learning, Performance, Undergraduate Study
Hauk, Shandy; Powers, Robert A.; Segalla, Angelo – PRIMUS, 2015
College algebra fulfills general education requirements at many colleges in the United States. The study reported here investigated differences in mathematics achievement between undergraduates in college algebra classes using one of two homework methods: "WeBWorK," an open-source system for web-based homework, or traditional…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Homework, Algebra
Norman, Ke Wu; Medhanie, Amanuel G.; Harwell, Michael R.; Anderson, Edwin; Post, Thomas R. – PRIMUS, 2011
Recent "math wars" have drawn attention to how well various high school mathematics curricula prepare students for college-level mathematics. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the high school mathematics curricula and students' post-secondary mathematics placement recommendation, specifically how…
Descriptors: High Schools, College Mathematics, Student Placement, Mathematics Curriculum
