A 2016 WWC practice guide reports, citing Scott-Clayton (2012), that 24-33% of students were misplaced at matriculation, more often into developmental courses than the reverse¶

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q2 i? The guide reports, citing Scott–Clayton (2012), that 24%–33% of students were misplaced when they matriculated, with over-placement into developmental courses more common than under-placement. → Bailey 2016

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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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The practice guide attributes this finding to Scott–Clayton (2012) in its discussion of concerns about misplacement rates; the underlying study was not reviewed in the extraction. Percentages are descriptive misplacement rates, not effect sizes.

"Scott–Clayton (2012) found that 24%–33% of students were misplaced when they matriculated. It was more common for students to be placed in developmental courses when they could have succeeded in college-level courses than the reverse."

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