Carolyn J. Heinrich

Failing to Learn from Failure: The Facade of Online Credit Recovery Assessments

Jennifer Darling-Aduana, Carolyn J. Heinrich, Jeremy Noonan, Jialing Wu, Kathryn Enriquez. July 2024

Topics: Standards, Assessment, and Curriculum

Tags: Curriculum, Assessment

Online credit recovery (OCR) courses are the most common means through which students retake courses required for high school graduation. Yet a growing body of research has raised concerns regarding student learning in these courses, with low quality assessments posited as one contributing… more →
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Does Online Course-taking Increase High School Completion and Open Pathways to Postsecondary Education Opportunities?

Carolyn J. Heinrich, Jennifer Darling-Aduana. February 2020

Topics: Pathways to and Through Postsecondary

Tags: Higher education, Instructional technology, High schools

Recent increases in high school graduation rates have been linked anecdotally to online course-taking for credit recovery. Online course-taking that supports high school completion could open opportunities for postsecondary education pursuits. Alternatively, poorer quality online instruction… more →
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