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The Need For Remediation Study: Freshmen Class of 2002

The Need For Remediation Study: Freshmen Class of 2002. Filip Wiecko Summer 2003. This Survey Attempts to Answer:. What is the rate of needed remediation for the incoming freshmen class from the Washoe County School District in areas of English and mathematics

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The Need For Remediation Study: Freshmen Class of 2002

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  1. The Need For Remediation Study: Freshmen Class of 2002 Filip Wiecko Summer 2003

  2. This Survey Attempts to Answer: • What is the rate of needed remediation for the incoming freshmen class from the Washoe County School District in areas of English and mathematics • What are the specific factors and possible causes that influence this need for remediation.

  3. Some Basic Information About Our 2002 Freshmen • There were 773 participants in our survey • 54% were female and 46% were male • 91% were Millennium Scholars • 68% attended either Robert McQueen HS, Edward C. Reed HS, Galena HS, or Reno HS

  4. High School History • Of all students, 17% took advanced placement mathematics and 24% took advanced placement English • Of those who took AP mathematics 75% received a B grade or higher • Of those who took AP English 76% received a B grade or higher

  5. Aptitude Testing • 73% took the ACT and 27% took the SAT • The range of ACT scores was between 11 and 33 with a mean of 22 • The range of SAT scores was between 680 and 1490 with a mean of 1072

  6. First Year in College • 91% of the 2002 freshmen class enrolled in mathematics courses, 12% of these students enrolled in remedial mathematics courses. • 93% of the 2002 freshmen class enrolled in English courses, 25% of these students enrolled in remedial English courses.

  7. How Can We Predict the Need For Remediation? • The best predictors are aptitude test scores and advanced placement courses. • Of the 132 students who took AP mathematics, none required remediation. • Of the students who took AP English for at least 1 year, the need for remediation dropped from 27% to less than 2%.

  8. How Can We Predict the Need For Remediation? continued • In mathematics ACT scores show that there is a near perfect correlation between score and the need for remediation. For every increase in test scores there is a decrease in remediation. • English shows similar characteristics, in fact students who score a 29 or higher on the ACT have a less than 1% chance of needing remediation.

  9. How Can We Predict the Need For Remediation? continued • As expected, High School grades are a good indicator of needed remediation. • Overall the higher the students’ GPAs were in high school, the lower was their need for remediation at the college level.

  10. Overall Needed Remediation by High School • TMCC Magnet HS 7.3% • Bishop Monogue HS 13.5% • Robert McQueen 13.7% • Sparks HS 14.0% • Edward C. Reed HS 16.3% • Reno HS 17.5% • Galena HS 17.9% • Earl Wooster HS 25.6% • Incline HS 35.8% • Proctor R. Hug HS 36.4%

  11. Conclusion • Overall we can conclude that students who start out ahead tend to stay ahead. • Those who lag behind during their pre-college years continue to do so at the college level. • Aside from a few outliers this seems to be a consistent trend.

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