Tag
Remedial Education
2 findings
EducationAcademic Remediation Inefficacy in Postsecondary PersistenceApproximately 60% of entering community college students are referred to at least one developmental/remedial course, but rigorous evaluations show developmental education programs generally fail to improve degree completion rates.Observational StudyEducationBalsakhi Remedial Education ProgramRemedial education increased average test scores in treatment schools by 0.14 standard deviations in year 1 and 0.28 standard deviations in year 2, with targeted bottom-third children gaining 0.40 standard deviations and directly assigned children gaining 0.60 standard deviations.RCT