Spotlight on math anxiety

S Luttenberger, S Wimmer… - Psychology research and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Anxiety disorders are some of the most widespread mental health issues worldwide. In
educational settings, individuals may suffer from specific forms of test and performance …

What happens to students placed into developmental education? A meta-analysis of regression discontinuity studies

JC Valentine, S Konstantopoulos… - Review of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This article reports a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that use regression
discontinuity to examine the effects of placement into developmental education. Results …

Addressing nonfinancial barriers to college access and success: Evidence and policy implications

S Dynarski, A Nurshatayeva, LC Page… - Handbook of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nonfinancial barriers to college are an important possible explanation for socioeconomic,
racial, gender, and other gaps in college access and success. A sizeable economic …

Corequisite mathematics remediation: Results over time and in different contexts

AW Logue, D Douglas… - … Evaluation and Policy …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Traditional mathematics remediation is based on the theory that traditional mathematics
remedial courses increase students' subsequent academic performance. However, most …

The effects of corequisite remediation: Evidence from a statewide reform in Tennessee

FX Ran, Y Lin - Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This article provides the first causal evidence of a system-wide corequisite reform in
Tennessee, which mainstreams underprepared students into college-level courses with …

The changing landscape of developmental education practices: Findings from a national survey and interviews with postsecondary institutions.

EZ Rutschow, MS Cormier, D Dukes… - Center for the Analysis of …, 2019 - ERIC
Research suggests that far more students are referred to developmental education courses
than necessary, and that developmental education presents a barrier to students' success …

School mathematics as gatekeeper

D Douglas, P Attewell - The Sociological Quarterly, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In the United States, students' ability to perform well in school mathematics is
important for gaining access to a selective college and affects entry into sought-after majors …

What 20 years of MDRC RCTs suggest about predictive relationships between intervention features and intervention impacts for community college students

MJ Weiss, HS Bloom, K Singh - Educational Evaluation and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This article provides evidence about predictive relationships between features of community
college interventions and their impacts on student progress. This evidence is based on …

Failing at remediation? College remedial coursetaking, failure and long-term student outcomes

T Sanabria, A Penner, T Domina - Research in Higher Education, 2020 - Springer
Colleges offer remedial coursework to help students enrolling in post-secondary education
who are not adequately prepared to succeed in college-level courses. Despite the …

Accelerating college remediation: Examining the effects of math course redesign on student academic success

A Boatman - The Journal of Higher Education, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
American colleges are redesigning the ways in which they offer remedial courses, including
mainstreaming students into college-level courses and making greater use of learning …