NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20250
Since 20240
Since 2021 (last 5 years)1
Since 2016 (last 10 years)9
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 9 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Kendra M. Lewis; Car Mun Kok; Steven M. Worker; Gemma Miner – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2021
Program quality is an important topic for improving out-of-school time youth development programs. High levels of program quality may contribute to enhanced positive youth development outcomes. This paper explores aspects of program quality in the California 4-H Youth Development Program and its relationship to positive youth development outcomes.…
Descriptors: Program Improvement, Educational Quality, Educational Assessment, Out of School Youth
Huang, Melrose; Hoang, Hai; Yesilyurt, Suleyman; Thorn, Chris – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2016
The Community College Pathways initiative is composed of two pathways, Statway® and Quantway® that provide post-secondary students with accelerated means to complete developmental mathematics sequences and attain college-level mathematics credit. Since its inception in 2011, the Pathways initiative has made tremendous strides toward reclaiming…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Research Reports, Developmental Programs, Remedial Mathematics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Boylan, Hunter R.; Calderwood, Barbara J.; Levine-Brown, Patti; Anthony, S. Wes – Journal of Developmental Education, 2017
During the four decades since the founding of the National Center for Developmental Education (NCDE; originally the Center for Developmental Education), research related to the field has continued to expand and mature. As a research center focused on using research to inform and improve practice, the NCDE's 40th Anniversary timeline presents…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Trends, Developmental Programs, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Bahr, Maria – NADE Digest, 2018
The value of the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE) accreditation process is far-reaching. Not only do students and programs benefit from the process, but also the entire institution. Through data collection of student performance, analysis, and resulting action plans, faculty and administrators can work cohesively towards…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Developmental Studies Programs, Professional Associations, Educational Benefits
Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Cormier, Maria Scott; Dukes, Dominique; Zamora, Diana E. Cruz – Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness, 2019
Research suggests that far more students are referred to developmental education courses than necessary, and that developmental education presents a barrier to students' success. As a result, many in the field have called for reforms to developmental education to address these challenges. This report documents developmental education practices…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Instruction, Educational Change, College Students
Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Cormier, Maria Scott; Dukes, Dominique; Zamora, Diana E. Cruz – Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness, 2019
Research suggests that far more students are referred to developmental education courses than necessary, and that developmental education presents a barrier to students' success. As a result, many in the field have called for reforms to developmental education to address these challenges. This report documents developmental education practices…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Instruction, Educational Practices, College Students
Williams-Wyche, Shaun; Fergus, Meredith; Djurovich, Alexandra – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2016
The 2015 Minnesota Legislature enacted a state postsecondary educational attainment goal: 70 percent of Minnesota adults (age 25 to 44) will have attained a postsecondary certificate or degree by 2025 ("Minnesota Laws 2015 Chapter 69, Article 3, Section 6"). To achieve this goal, Minnesota must address disparities across the educational…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Postsecondary Education, Educational Assessment, Demography
Arendale, David R., Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
This 2016 directory identifies, describes, and contains evaluative data evidence-based practices that improve academic performance, close the achievement gap, and improve persistence towards graduation for low-income, first-generation, and historically-underrepresented 6th grade through college students. The directory was a production of the…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Evidence Based Practice, Achievement Gap, Academic Achievement
Arendale, David R., Ed. – Online Submission, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this directory was to identify, describe, and evaluate evidence that the education practices improve academic performance, close the achievement gap, and improve persistence towards graduation for low-income, first-generation, and historically-underrepresented 6th grade through college students. Method: The sample for the…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Evidence Based Practice, Achievement Gap, Academic Achievement