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East Tennessee State University

Educational Leadership

Dual enrollment

2016

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Standardized Testing And Dual Enrollment Students, Yolanda Ellison May 2016

Standardized Testing And Dual Enrollment Students, Yolanda Ellison

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The purpose of this study was to compare final grades of dual enrollment students in English Composition I (ENGL 1010) and College Algebra (MATH 1130) at VSCC. The study focused on whether students admitted to these courses using COMPASS Writing and/or Math scores are as successful as students admitted to these courses using ACT English and/or Math subscores. Additionally, the researcher examined whether there were differences related to gender and race-ethnicity for each course by entry method. Final courses grades were used to determine success. The population consisted of 4,156 dual enrollment students and was broken down into 2 groups: …