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Giani, Matt S. – Grantee Submission, 2019
The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of mobile app courseware on the college outcomes of developmental education students, using a research design which randomly assigned course sections to receive access to the apps or not. The results show that access to the apps significantly improved student performance in developmental…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Handheld Devices, Courseware
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Harris, Robert V.; King, Stephanie B. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
The purpose of this study was to see if a relationship existed between American College Testing (ACT) scores (i.e., English, reading, mathematics, science reasoning, and composite) and student success in a computer applications course at a Mississippi community college. The study showed that while the ACT scores were excellent predictors of…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Standardized Tests, Scores, Predictor Variables
Harris, Robert V. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
In this educational study, the research problem was that each semester a variable number of community college students are unable to complete an introductory computer applications course at a community college in the state of Mississippi with a successful course letter grade. Course failure, or non-success, at the collegiate level is a negative…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Scores, Computer Science Education, Success