Experimental research on developmental education is in extreme shortage, with the Kingsborough learning communities random assignment study the most well-known example¶

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q2 i? There is an extreme shortage of experimental research on developmental education, and random assignment studies are rare primarily because of their complexity and cost. → Collins 2010

Evidence¶

Collins 2010¶

Collins, M. L. (2010). Bridging the Evidence Gap in Developmental Education. Journal of Developmental Education, 34(1). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ942875

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Narrative review assertion describing the state of the field's evidence base. The article adds that random assignment studies are rare "primarily because of their complexity and cost," and names the Kingsborough Community College learning communities evaluation (Scrivener et al., 2008) as the most well-known random assignment study in developmental education.

"True experimental research designs use randomized trials. Quasiexperimental designs use similar statistical controls but do not use randomized trials. There is an extreme shortage of experimental research on developmental education."

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