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The Impact Of The Florida State-Mandated Basic Skills Exit Test At Miami-Dade Community College, Joanne Bashford
The Impact Of The Florida State-Mandated Basic Skills Exit Test At Miami-Dade Community College, Joanne Bashford
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The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of the Florida State-mandated Basic Skills Exit Tests (BSET) on the effectiveness of remedial instruction programs to adequately serve the academically underprepared student population. The primary research question concerned whether the introduction of the BSET has resulted in remedial completers who are better prepared for college-level coursework.
This study consisted of an ex post facto research design to examine the impact of the BSET on student readiness for subsequent college-level coursework at Miami- Dade Community College. Two way analysis of variance was used to compare the performance of remedial and …