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Postsecondary Mathematics Placement Processes: A Case Study At A Regional University, Debora Jean Simonson
Postsecondary Mathematics Placement Processes: A Case Study At A Regional University, Debora Jean Simonson
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
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The purpose of the study was to explore the effectiveness of the mathematics placement process for incoming freshman at a public university. Effectiveness is defined as the percentage of students who successfully complete the mathematics course they were placed into, Precalculus, College Algebra, or Intensive College Algebra. The specific university in this research study was the University of North Florida (UNF). The placement process at UNF included students’ ACT, SAT, or FCPT scores, their mathematics placement exam scores (MPE), and whether or not students followed the placement recommendation (FPR). Students’ ACT, SAT, or FCPT scores were grouped into a …