Degree Attainment and Transfer among Statway© Students: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis of Outcomes
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Degree Attainment and Transfer among Statway© Students: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis of Outcomes
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Statway© , a two-course mathematics sequence designed for students to fulfill their developmental math requirements and earn college mathematics credit, has been shown to have a positive impact on students’ completion of college math credit. The ultimate goal of Statway, however, is to improve longer term outcomes of transfer and degree completion. The current study uses a quasi-experimental propensity score matched design to examine student outcomes –transfer from a two-year to a four-year institution and two-year and/or four-year degree attainment – among students at six community colleges that offered Statway in the 2011 and 2012 academic years. The results show that Statway students earned degrees and transferred in greater proportions compared to similar students who enrolled in other developmental math options. In addition to examining all colleges together, each college was examined individually, showing that only some colleges had robust, statistically significant results. The differences seen in the analyses of each college separately likely reflect differences in the initial implementation of Statway, institutional priorities, state policies, and the local economies in which the colleges are situated. This analysis shows that, on average in the six schools for which data were available, enrollment in Statway increases the likelihood of transfer or degree completions and provides evidence of how an alternative to traditional developmental math can have a positive impact on students who often face strong headwinds completing educational goals.
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Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
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Research/Scholarly Media
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Published Text
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Empirical
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Yes
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No
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Norman, J. R., Yamada, H., & Huang, M. (2019). Degree Attainment and Transfer among Statway© Students: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis of Outcomes. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. https://carnegiemathpathways.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Degree-Attainment-and-Transfer-among-Statway-Students-2.pdf
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