Document Type

Graduate Project

Date of Degree Completion

2015

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Education

Committee Chair

Henry Williams

Second Committee Member

Don Wattam

Abstract

There is significant focus on graduation rates and persistence of students in higher education. Lengthy sequences of developmental education have been shown to have detrimental effects on the persistence and graduation rates of students. This study reviewed the research that has been performed concerning persistence in developmental education. A survey of incoming or current students was conducted to study the effects of offering an ACCUPLACER® preparation workshop at Tacoma Community College. The survey collected 733 unduplicated responses. The data indicated that students feel more anxiety as a result of attending the workshop prior to taking the ACCUPLACER® assessment. The data proved inconclusive in determining whether the workshop assisted students in improving their assessment scores. The implications of the high stakes nature of assessment are discussed.

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