A Mixed Methods Comparison Study of Placement Strategies for College Mathematics Courses

 
 
 
 

A Mixed Methods Comparison Study of Placement Strategies for College Mathematics Courses

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dc.contributor.advisor Walters, Howard en_US
dc.contributor.author Ingalls, Victoria A. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2009-04-10T10:38:01Z
dc.date.available 2009-04-10T10:38:01Z
dc.date.created 2008 en_US
dc.date.issued 2009-04-10T10:38:01Z
dc.identifier.uri http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1227036887 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/108609
dc.description The purpose of this study was to better understand the mathematics placement process currently used at Tiffin University as well as to compare the respective accuracy and success rates of four different placement methods historically utilized by the college. Interviews with the mathematics department chair brought forth the expert judgment in making decisions based on multiple measures. Quantitatively, the math subscore of the American College Test, Course Placement System data, online placement testing, and expert teacher judgments of 1508 students were analyzed statistically. In short, although the accuracy rates of the methods varied within three course levels, the accuracy rate of the expert teacher was most often higher than the other methods. There was no pattern to the success rates. en_US
dc.format application/pdf en_US
dc.format 114p. en_US
dc.rights unrestricted en_US
dc.rights Copyright and permissions information available at the source archive en_US
dc.subject mathematics placement en_US
dc.title A Mixed Methods Comparison Study of Placement Strategies for College Mathematics Courses en_US
dc.type Electronic Thesis or Dissertation en_US
dc.degree.name EdD en_US
dc.degree.level doctoral en_US
dc.degree.discipline Education en_US
dc.degree.grantor Ashland University en_US
dc.contributor.publisher Ashland University / OhioLINK en_US

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