Premium
Using State Assessments for Predicting Student Success in Dual‐Enrollment College Classes
Author(s) -
Kingston Neal M.,
Anderson Gretchen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
educational measurement: issues and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.158
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1745-3992
pISSN - 0731-1745
DOI - 10.1111/emip.12014
Subject(s) - community college , test (biology) , mathematics education , sample (material) , reading (process) , dual (grammatical number) , state (computer science) , dual enrollment , medical education , psychology , computer science , medicine , political science , paleontology , art , chemistry , literature , chromatography , algorithm , law , biology
Scores on state standards‐based assessments are readily available and may be an appropriate alternative to traditional placement tests for assigning or accepting students into particular courses. Many community colleges do not require test scores for admissions purposes but do require some kind of placement scores for first‐year English and math courses. In this study, we examine the efficacy of using the reading and math portions of the Kansas State Assessment (KSA) for predicting the success of high school students taking College Algebra and College English I at a Kansas community college. Results showed that in this sample KSA scores predicted as well or better than more traditional placement tests and with no extra cost to the institution.