Only 11 percent of first-time CMI students between spring 2022 and spring 2024 placed into credit-bearing ELA courses, down from 22 percent under the prior placement system¶

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q2 i? Among students enrolling at CMI for the first time between spring 2022 and spring 2024, 11 percent initially placed into credit-bearing (Level 4) ELA courses, compared with a 22 percent rate under the prior placement system. → Shannon 2026

Evidence¶

Shannon 2026¶

Shannon, L., Gruber, J., Rentz, B., Vila, C., Erichsen, K., & Nastasi, J. (2026). Examining the English language arts course placement system at the College of the Marshall Islands (REL 2026–006). U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific. https://ies.ed.gov/use-work/resource-library/report/descriptive-study/examining-english-language-arts-course-placement-system-college-marshall-islands

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Descriptive analysis of CMI administrative data for first-time enrollees between spring 2022 and spring 2024 (n = 1,019), using frequencies and percentages. The report states "11 percent of students who enrolled at CMI between spring 2022 and spring 2024 initially placed into credit- bearing ELA courses," versus 22 percent previously.

"The study found that 11 percent of students who enrolled at CMI between spring 2022 and spring 2024 initially placed into credit- bearing ELA courses. CMI's prior placement system had a higher credit- bearing placement rate of 22 percent."

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