[MATHEDCC] Placement
Sandy Spears (sspears@pop.jcc.uky.edu)
Tue, 23 Sep 1997 17:40:37 -0400
My college is seriously considering mandatory placement in all
developmental mathematics classes (PreAlgebra, Elementary Algebra, and
Intermediate Algebra). While I see the benefits of this, I am also fearful
because of the difficulty in getting accurate assessments from placement
exams and not having much other information to go on due to the open nature
of our enrollment process. Right now we do placement testing and then
strongly recommend that the student follow our advice but if the student
choses to do otherwise and can get into the class he/she desires, no one
will stop her/him. I would like to know about other colleges who are using
mandatory placement, what their experience has been, what instrument they
use, how the validity of their instrument is judged, and if there have been
any court challenges. Since this could be a lengthy response, feel free to
respond only to me and not to the list. Any help or information would be
appreciated!
Sandy Spears
Jefferson Community College
Louisville, KY 40202
sspears@pop.jcc.uky.edu
502-584-0181, ext. 2269
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