[Agvisors] FW: [UPAC] FW: [N-RESEARCH-L] new research brief on student knowledge of and preparation for math placement tests - from the community college research center

[Nancy Rodriguez Lorta]

From: upac-request at list.arizona.edu [mailto:upac-request at list.arizona.edu]
On Behalf Of Beaudrie, Alan C - (abeaudri)
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 12:04 PM
To: upac at list.arizona.edu
Cc: AHSC Working Group (ahsc_working_group at pharmacy.arizona.edu)
Subject: [UPAC] FW: [N-RESEARCH-L] new research brief on student knowledge
of and preparation for math placement tests - from the community college
research center

 

Hello UPAC,

Since math placement is an issue near and dear to most of our hearts, and
research related to how we can help students may be useful.

The findings (the link below is to the full article) from community college
research are summarized below (not earth-shattering, but useful):

Results from our analysis suggest that many students who go on to enroll in
developmental 

math are unlikely to prepare for the math placement exam, although most
students know 

ahead of time that they are required to take the exam and many colleges make
test prepara

tion materials available. Lack of preparation may undermine students' exam
performance 

and negatively affect the accuracy of their placement. We identify four
interconnected 

reasons why students tend to not prepare for the exam: (1) misperceptions
about the stakes 

of the assessment and placement process, (2) lack of knowledge about
preparation materials, 

(3) misunderstandings about why and how to prepare for a college placement
exam, and 

(4) a deep lack of math confidence. 

 

Alan

From: NACADA - Advising Research [mailto:N-RESEARCH-L at LISTSERV.KSU.EDU] On
Behalf Of Stacey, Georgia
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 11:57 AM
To: N-RESEARCH-L at LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Subject: [N-RESEARCH-L] new research brief on student knowledge of and
preparation for math placement tests - from the community college research
center

 

Dear community college advisors:

 

I want to let you know about a new research brief from the Community College
Research Center (at Teachers College, Columbia University) from a study we
are doing of statewide developmental education reform in Virginia and North
Carolina.  The brief looks at student attitudes towards their math placement
tests, and whether or not they prepared for these tests. As I'm sure you all
know, few students do prepare for these tests, and the brief includes some
recommendations for how students might be encouraged to prepare. The brief
can be found here:

 

http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/media/k2/attachments/why-students-do-not-prepare
.pdf 

 

The authors of the brief are very much interested in getting this research
into the hands of student affairs administrators and staff. I hope you find
it useful, and we would love to hear any feedback or thoughts you might
have.

 

Warm Regards,

Georgia

-- 

Georgia West Stacey

Communications Manager  

Community College Research Center

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