Students who enroll in developmental education courses attain degrees at lower rates than comparable entrants who do not¶

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q2 i? 1992 high school graduates first entering 4-year institutions who enrolled in at least one developmental course earned degrees at a lower rate (52%) than first-time entrants not enrolling in developmental courses (78%). → Bailey 2016

Evidence¶

Bailey 2016¶

Bailey, T., Bashford, J., Boatman, A., Squires, J., Weiss, M., Doyle, W., Valentine, J. C., LaSota, R., Polanin, J. R., Spinney, E., Wilson, W., Yeide, M., & Young, S. H. (2016). Strategies for postsecondary students in developmental education – A practice guide for college and university administrators, advisors, and faculty. Washington, DC: Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide/23

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Observational comparison of 1992 high school graduates' degree attainment eight years after high school, cited in the guide's introduction as background. The guide reports community college entrants' rates as 28% versus 36%. This is a descriptive correlational pattern, not an experimental finding.

"students enrolling in at least one developmental course earning a degree at a much lower rate (52%) than first-time entrants to 4-year institutions not enrolling in developmental courses (78%)"

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