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Informed Self-Placement: A Case Study of the Florida College System.
1Collaborative Lab for the Advancement of Student Success, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL USA.
Innovative Higher Education
|August 18, 2025
Summary
College advisors are adopting informed self-placement models using multiple measures. Challenges like increased workload and student resistance were managed through group advising and preparation, improving student course selection.
Area of Science:
- Higher Education
- Student Affairs
- Educational Policy
Background:
- Traditional college advising relies on standardized placement tests.
- Informed self-placement models using multiple measures are emerging but understudied.
- Florida's statewide reform provided an opportunity to study these new models.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how Florida College System advisors implemented informed self-placement and multiple measures.
- To identify emergent challenges and solutions in this implementation process.
Main Methods:
- Semi-structured focus groups with 275 advisors from 19 institutions.
- Analysis of advisor perspectives on informed self-placement and multiple measures (2014-2019).
Main Results:
- Advisors integrated high school experiences, non-cognitive factors, and placement testing for course recommendations.
- Students could accept or reject these recommendations when registering.
- Key challenges included increased workload, insufficient information, and student resistance.
Conclusions:
- Advisors adapted to informed self-placement by using diverse student data.
- Effective solutions involved group advising, advanced preparation, and self-diagnostic tools.
- This study highlights strategies for managing the transition to new advising models.
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