Underprepared students scored significantly higher on final exam open-ended questions than college-ready peers¶

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q3 i? On the 20 open-ended final exam questions, underprepared students scored significantly higher than college-ready students. → Hesser 2016

Evidence¶

Hesser 2016¶

Hesser, T. L., & Gregory, J. L. (2016). Instructional Support Sessions in Chemistry: Alternative to Remediation. Journal of Developmental Education, 39(3). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1130190

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Comparison of mean correct responses on the 20 open-ended final exam questions, analyzed without the assumption of equal variances: underprepared M = 15.62 (SD = 4.88, N = 69) vs college-ready M = 14.00 (SD = 6.29, N = 249), t(137.1) = 2.294, p < .05. Results were recorded on a dichotomous scale for consistency.

"students identified as underprepared had a significantly higher mean percent correct than college-ready students"

Discussion¶

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