The Unintended Consequences of Stigma-Free Remediation

Does Mathematics Remediation Work?: A Comparative Analysis of Academic Attainment among Community College Students

“…One might extrapolate from this argument that the lower is a student's placement in the remedial hierarchy, the greater is the stigma attached to that placement, and, therefore, the lower is the likelihood that the student will remediate successfully. Yet, this explanation conflicts with Deil-Amen and Rosenbaum's (2002) finding of a shift toward ''stigma-free'' remediation in community colleges that tends to hide from underprepared students their remedial status. Alternatively, McCusker (1999) suggests that remedial students become discouraged at the prospect of taking numerous courses that do not result in credit towards a degree and/or lengthen the time required to achieve educational objectives, which is a problem that worsens the further down the remedial ladder one begins.…”

Challenge and opportunity: Rethinking the role and function of developmental education in community college

“…give up and leave college (Deil-Amen & Rosenbaum, 2002). Student resistance to remediation requirements may help explain the low enrollment rates and high attrition rates.…”

Double Jeopardy: Testing the Effects of Multiple Basic Skill Deficiencies on Successful Remediation

“…Postsecondary remediation is a subject of increasing interest among policy makers and researchers (e.g., Bahr, n.d.a, n.d.b;Bettinger and Long, 2005;Burley, Butner and Cejda, 2001;Crews and Aragon, 2004;Deil-Amen and Rosenbaum, 2002;Greene, 2000;Grubb and Gardner, 2001;Illich, Hagan and McCallister, 2004;Jenkins and Boswell, 2002;Mazzeo, 2002;McCabe, 2003;Merisotis and Phipps, 2000;Oudenhoven, 2002;Perin, 2004;Waycaster, 2001;Worley, 2003). There are sound reasons for this growing interest, as the sheer scale of remedial need in postsecondary institutions is daunting.…”