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Diehl, Tara E.; Hamman, Karen J.; Rivera, Serina – Learning Assistance Review, 2020
Students taking developmental mathematics often struggle with dedicating adequate time to engage with material outside of class. The institution in this study requires participation in out-of-class support and has utilized a variety of models of support. The goal of these support programs is to increase the pass rates for students and aid in the…
Descriptors: Study, Group Activities, Communities of Practice, Remedial Mathematics
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Ley, Kathryn; Young, Dawn B. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1998
States that faculty often attribute developmental students' academic difficulties to poor motivation. Investigates motivational differences between 60 developmental students and 74 regular-admission students enrolled in either a community college or a residential university. Results of t-test on motivational levels measured by the self-report…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, High Risk Students
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Petersen, Rebecca; Lavelle, Ellen; Guarino, A. J. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2006
Working from a cognitive perspective, a range of studies have supported the relationship between study strategies and academic performance of college students (e.g., Peverly, Brobst, Graham, & Shaw, 2003). In particular, self-regulatory processes comprised of learner-directed activities geared toward promoting academic achievement have been…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Strategies, Academic Achievement, Self Management
Bliss, Leonard B.; Sandiford, Janice R. – 2002
The study behaviors of Spanish-speaking students at a large two-year public college in the United States were studied using the Inventario de Comportamiento de Estudio (ECI) (L. Bliss, D. Vinay, and F. Koenigner), the Spanish version of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (C. Weinstein, 1987). Behaviors of these students were compared with…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis