Creative Education
Volume 4, Issue 9 (September 2013)
ISSN Print: 2151-4755 ISSN Online: 2151-4771
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The Effect of a New Placement Process on Student Success in First Semester Calculus ()
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In this work we describe the placement testing and student intake process at a large, land-grant university and show that long-standing general assessment exams administered during secondary schooling are not accurate predictors of success in university level mathematics courses. We then present results indicating that a placement exam administered during arrival as a first-year student provides a strong indicator of potential for student success in first-semester calculus.
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