An Efficacy Study of ALEKS-Based Placement in Entry-Level College Math Courses

Autor/inn/en	Ayele, Abel D.; Carson, Zachary; Tameze, Claude
Titel	An Efficacy Study of ALEKS-Based Placement in Entry-Level College Math Courses
Quelle	In: PRIMUS, 33 (2023) 4, S.414-430 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1051-1970
DOI	10.1080/10511970.2022.2073623
Schlagwörter	Instructional Effectiveness; Intelligent Tutoring Systems; Student Placement; Introductory Courses; College Mathematics; College Entrance Examinations; College Students; Algebra; Black Colleges; African American Students; Grade Prediction; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtserfolg; Intelligentes Tutorsystem; Schülerpraktikum; Einführungskurs; Aufnahmeprüfung; Collegestudent; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	We studied ALEKS PPL placement scores, SAT scores, and entry-course grades for a population of 1659 students who placed into College Algebra or below over a span of 5 years. In addition to representing an understudied range of placement level, the study was conducted at an HBCU with majority Black/African American students, a demographic that is also underrepresented in other studies. We find that while many of the students who are placed into a course lack full mastery of the prerequisite topics, they nonetheless perform better than students who are placed into a lower-level course and worked their way up. We also find a 38% ± 8% chance (95% confidence) that ALEKS PPL will improve a student's placement by at least 1 level. ALEKS PPL proved a better predictor of student performance on Elementary Algebra topics than SAT score, but the reverse was true for a course that focused on consumer mathematics, statistics, and probability (called Math for Liberal Arts). Finally, we find that the cut scores used in most of our courses work quite well, except for the Math for Liberal Arts course. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01