And this problem can be tackled by adding relevant information to the college's
course placement decisions, not by substituting meaningless GPAs for on - campus placement.
Not exact matches
The study found significant differences in
course placement correlated with students» ethnicity or parental education — potentially indicating teachers» unconscious bias in
placement decisions.
The report added, «Test scores should not be used as a sole determinant in
decisions such as the prevention of advancement to the next grade, graduation eligibility, or
placement in a remedial
course.»
The
decision falls heaviest on high school students taking advanced
placement courses.
Any
decisions made about student
placement in their
course work should not be made based upon a single measure or test result.
Scott - Clayton and her colleagues found that by incorporating high school grades into the college
placement decisions, misplacements were corrected by up to a third, and there was a 10 - percentage point increase in the likelihood that those students placed in a college - level
course would complete that
course with a grade of C or better.
He takes us onto the
courses and into the back rooms to show us how
decisions are made on what players will be paired together and where the holes will be placed on different days - including the disastrous hole
placement that caused such outrage at the U.S. Open.