Guided Self-Placement

Guided Self-Placement (GSP) is a locally developed tool or process that allows students, in consultation with counselors or other faculty, to determine suitable coursework including the appropriate mathematics, English, and English as a Second Language (ESL) entry-level class. GSP is a response to considerable research that indicates that placement testing and other placement measures are not always effective predictors of success for individual students. Why would you want to consider GSP at your college? And how does it fit within a guided pathways framework?

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ASCCC's Guided Self-Placement Resources

An Introduction to Guided Self Placement Download An Introduction to Guided Self Placement

Guided Self Placement Information Sheet.pdf Download Guided Self Placement Information Sheet.pdf

GSP Share Practices

GSP Guided Self Placement Visual Download GSP Guided Self Placement Visual

Webinars

ASCCC Guided Pathways Task Force Webinar on Guided Self Placement (PowerPoint Only) Download ASCCC Guided Pathways Task Force Webinar on Guided Self Placement (PowerPoint Only)

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Examples of Guided Self-Placement Processes

IVC Guided Self Placement Process.docx Download IVC Guided Self Placement Process.docx

Guided_Self-Placement-Mira Costa SSSC2018.pdf Download Guided_Self-Placement-Mira Costa SSSC2018.pdf