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Sheet: Variable definitions

Variable definitions for data about development education participants to be provided directly by colleges for PACE program
Data to be gathered for all students who participate in redesigned dev. [NAME]. courses, regardless of their program of study.
Redesigned dev. [NAME]. includes courses that are not dev. [NAME]. but are being used in place of more traditional dev. [NAME]. classes, such as technical math or college-level English with additional tutoring.
Variable | Description | Type | Length | Other formatting
SSN | Participating student's Social Security # | # | 9 | No dashes
Student ID | College's student ID (if available) | A | 10 | Same as college_id in ADHE data.
Last Name | Student's last name | A | Up to 32
First Name | Student's first name | A | Up to 32
Course Title | Name of remediation course | A | 30 | Same as course_name in ADHE data
Course Number | Course number | A | 10 | Same as course_number in ADHE data, include department abbreviation.
Course Section Number | Course section number | # | 3 | course_section
Course Sequence Number | Unique course ID used by ADHE | # | 6 | Same as sequence in ADHE data
Course Type | Type of remedial course. | A | 1 | T = Modularized technical math class, B = Combined reading and English class, A = College level class with additional tutoring,  M = College level class without additional tutoring, or R = Other remedial course.
Course Grade | Grade student earned in the course. | A | 2 | Same as grade in ADHE data.
[NAME] | Number of modules competed during the semester. | # | 2 | Only for students taking a modularized course.
Test out | Indicate whether student began a redesigned dev. [NAME]. course and then tested out of dev. [NAME]. by restesting | A | 1 | Y if student began a redesigned dev. [NAME]. course and then tested out of dev. [NAME]. by restesting, N otherwise.
Math AT Name | ADHE code for Math AT | A | 1 | 0 = ACT, 1 = SAT, 2 = ASSET, 3 = COMPASS, C = Compass E-Write (2-8 scale), E = Compass E-Write (2-12 scale), T = TABE, Z = Any other
Final Math AT Score | Score on math AT used to place student into dev. [NAME]. | # | 3
Math Placement | Level of math placed into as of census day. Use any program-specific placement rules in place prior to Fall 2012. | # | 1 | 1 = Lowest level of remedial, 2 = Medium level of remedial, 3 = Highest level of remedial, 4 = College-level, 9 = By policy, no assessment required of any students in the program. For more info, see definition of remedial_level in Credit Course File definitions in ADHE SIS documentation.
Reading AT Name | ADHE code for Reading AT | A | 1 | 0 = ACT, 1 = SAT, 2 = ASSET, 3 = COMPASS, C = Compass E-Write (2-8 scale), E = Compass E-Write (2-12 scale), T = TABE, Z = Any other
Final Reading AT Score | Score on Reading AT used to place student into dev. [NAME]. | # | 3
Reading Placement | Level of Reading placed into as of census day. Use any program-specific placement rules in place prior to Fall 2012. | # | 1 | 1 = Lowest level of remedial, 2 = Medium level of remedial, 3 = Highest level of remedial, 4 = College-level, 9 = By policy, no assessment required of any students in the program. For more info, see definition of remedial_level in Credit Course File definitions in ADHE SIS documentation.
English AT Name | ADHE code for English AT | A | 1 | 0 = ACT, 1 = SAT, 2 = ASSET, 3 = COMPASS, C = Compass E-Write (2-8 scale), E = Compass E-Write (2-12 scale), T = TABE, Z = Any other
Final English AT Score | Score on English AT used to place student into dev. [NAME]. | # | 3
English Placement | Level of English placed into as of census day. Use any program-specific placement rules in place prior to Fall 2012. | # | 1 | 1 = Lowest level of remedial, 2 = Medium level of remedial, 3 = Highest level of remedial, 4 = College-level, 9 = By policy, no assessment required of any students in the program. For more info, see definition of remedial_level in Credit Course File definitions in ADHE SIS documentation.