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Diagnostic Assessment: Challenges & Opportunities for the California Community - 0 views

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shared by Mary Fulton on 29 Aug 12 - No Cached

Mary Fulton on 29 Aug 12

Examines the experiences of Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia in developing statewide diagnostic assessments for course placement at their community colleges. Looks at the implications for California's community colleges, which have been charged with developing diagnostic exams. (EdSource and Learning Works, June 2012)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Examines the experiences of Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia in developing statewide diagnostic assessments for course placement at their community colleges. Looks at the implications for California's community colleges, which have been charged with developing diagnostic exams. (EdSource and Learning Works, June 2012)</div>

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Assessment Insights: January 2011 | Research Insights - 2 views

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shared by Lisa Levinson on 31 Jan 11 - No Cached

Lisa Levinson on 31 Jan 11

Automated essay scoring (AES) has many benefits such as immediate grading, reliable reporting, and diagnostic feedback. While automation poses certain operational and technical challenges, more states are adopting AES for both formative and summative assessments. This presentation presents empirical data from the state of West Virginia online writing assessments on the reliability and validity of machine scores.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Automated essay scoring (AES) has many benefits such as immediate grading, reliable reporting, and diagnostic feedback. While automation poses certain operational and technical challenges, more states are adopting AES for both formative and summative assessments. This presentation presents empirical data from the state of West Virginia online writing assessments on the reliability and validity of machine scores.</div>

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Is Remedial Education Always Necessary? A New Report Raises Questions About How Assessm... - 0 views

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shared by Lisa Levinson on 06 May 11 - No Cached

Lisa Levinson on 06 May 11

"Some of the conclusions from the review include: * Assessments appear to be more successful in placing academically prepared students than in placing academically underprepared students. * Students who narrowly miss an assessment "cutoff" score and who complete remedial courses are no more likely to complete credit coursework than students with similar scores who continue straight to credit coursework without taking remedial classes first. * Multiple measures for placement, such as high school transcripts and written essays in addition to assessments, may improve placement accuracy, as might the use of more diagnostic and affective assessments. "What we found is that assessment does not appear to be an effective means of placement for all students," said Dr. Hughes. "States may want to do more research in this area before relying too much on one measure, an assessment score in this instance, for placing community college students.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Some of the conclusions from the review include: * Assessments appear to be more successful in placing academically prepared students than in placing academically underprepared students. * Students who narrowly miss an assessment "cutoff" score and who complete remedial courses are no more likely to complete credit coursework than students with similar scores who continue straight to credit coursework without taking remedial classes first. * Multiple measures for placement, such as high school transcripts and written essays in addition to assessments, may improve placement accuracy, as might the use of more diagnostic and affective assessments. "What we found is that assessment does not appear to be an effective means of placement for all students," said Dr. Hughes. "States may want to do more research in this area before relying too much on one measure, an assessment score in this instance, for placing community college students.""</div>

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TX Senate Committee Announces Recommendations - 0 views

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shared by Bruce Vandal on 05 Jan 11 - No Cached

Bruce Vandal on 05 Jan 11

Blog entry from Texas Community College Teachers Association on recommendations from Texas Senate Committee on Higher Education. The report offers recommendations on developmental education.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Blog entry from Texas Community College Teachers Association on recommendations from Texas Senate Committee on Higher Education. The report offers recommendations on developmental education.</div>

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Texas Senate Higher Education Committee Interim Report - 0 views

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Report in preparation for legislative session with recommendations for action. Report includes recommendations on developmental education.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Report in preparation for legislative session with recommendations for action. Report includes recommendations on developmental education.</div>

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The Development of a Multidimensional College Readiness Index - 0 views

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shared by Bruce Vandal on 11 Mar 11 - No Cached

Bruce Vandal on 11 Mar 11

College Board study on developing multi-dimensional college ready benchmarks

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">College Board study on developing multi-dimensional college ready benchmarks</div>

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