City University of New York (CUNY)

The purpose of this efficacy study is to determine the impact of the Diagnostic Assessment and Achievement of College Skills (DAACS) on postsecondary students' outcomes and the generalizability of any effects across different types of postsecondary institutions. DAACS is a fully developed suite of free, open-source, online diagnostic assessments of reading, writing, mathematics, and self-regulated learning. Students and advisors use these resources to support newly enrolled students in makin...

In this project, researchers seek to identify malleable factors that have the potential to increase the low percentage of community college students who transfer to a bachelor's degree program and subsequently complete a bachelor's degree. By identifying the specific stages in the transfer pipeline at which many students stall-as well as the supports that can help them to transition to subsequent stages-this project will generate actionable insights for college leaders and inform future rese...

The Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Research and Training Fellowship in the Educational Sciences (IPoRT Fellowships) prepared future leaders in educational science and technology research.

The purpose of this project was to pilot test instructional practices intended to improve math outcomes for postsecondary students. The instructional practices focused on self-regulated learning practices, which involved teacher demonstrations of coping techniques and exercises designed to encourage self-efficacy, self-evaluation, and self-reflection processes. The researchers proposed to randomly assign 120 at-risk students across 4 semesters to either a self-regulated learning section or a...