Postsecondary preparation and remediation: Examining the effect of the early assessment program at California State University

Jessica S. Howell, Michal Kurlaender and Eric Grodsky
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Jessica S. Howell: Department of Economics, California State University, Sacramento, Postal: Department of Economics, California State University, Sacramento
Michal Kurlaender: School of Education, University of California, Davis, Postal: School of Education, University of California, Davis
Eric Grodsky: Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, Postal: Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2010, vol. 29, issue 4, 726-748

Abstract: In this paper we investigate how participation in the Early Assessment Program, which provides California high school juniors with information about their academic readiness for college-level work at California State University campuses, affects their college-going behavior and need for remediation in college. Using administrative records from California State University,-Sacramento and the California Department of Education, we find that participation in the Early Assessment Program reduces the average student's probability of needing remediation at California State University by 6.1 percentage points in English and 4.1 percentage points in mathematics. Rather than discouraging poorly prepared students from applying to Sacramento State, EAP appears to lead students to increase their academic preparation while still in high school. © 2010 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1002/pam.20526

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