%0 Journal Article
%T The Effect of a New Placement Process on Student Success in First Semester Calculus
%A Edgar J. Fuller
%A Jessica M. Deshler
%J Creative Education
%P 18-21
%@ 2151-4771
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ce.2013.49B005
%X <p>
	In this work we describe the placement
testing and student intake process at a large, land-grant university and show
that long-standing general assessment exams administered during secondary schooling
are not accurate predictors of success in university level mathematics courses.
We then present results indicating that a placement exam administered during
arrival as a first-year student provides a strong indicator of potential for
student success in first-semester calculus.
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%K Mathematics
%K Placement Testing
%K Calculus
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=37420