The Short-Term Effectiveness of a Remedial Mathematics Course: Evidence from a UK University

Giorgio Di Pietro

No 6358, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Whilst in the US there is a growing debate about the effectiveness of remedial university courses, this issue is less questioned in the UK. Using a regression discontinuity approach and data from a large School of a post-1992 UK university, we estimate the effect of remediation on student outcomes. We find no evidence that attending a math remedial program improves student performance in the first year. This finding is consistent and complements that of a recent study by Lagerlöf and Seltzer (2009), which is based on data from a pre-1992 UK university. Taken together, these results may call for a review of the remediation policy offered at university level in the UK.

Keywords: remedial mathematics; regression discontinuity design; student performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A22 I20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2012-02
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Published - revised version published in: The Manchester School, 2014, 82 (3), 363-384

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