Bathke, Kevin R.

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Remediation in paradise: (Mis)labeling low English proficiency students at UPRM
(2014) Bathke, Kevin R.; Mazak, Catherine M.; College of Arts and Sciences - Arts; Carroll, Kevin S.; Rivera, Rosita L.; Department of English; Rolón Collazo, Lissette
This research project is a secondary data analysis of the characteristics and effects of English language remediation at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez from the academic years 2008-09 through 2013-14. Using concrete data obtained from the university, the remedial course INGL 0066 and basic course INGL 3101 were compared via descriptive factors including pre-admission test scores (ESLAT and IGS), public versus private secondary education, and pass and failure outcomes for over five thousand student grades. The research questions sought to discover if remedial English was effective or ineffective, gain an understanding of the remedial and non-remedial populations, study predictors of remediation, and investigate statistical differences between public and private secondary education. Results show that remediation effects were negligible, particularly as remedial-labeled students who took remedial English experienced the same pass/fail outcome in the subsequent basic English course as those remedial-labeled students who went directly into said basic English course without remediation.