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Download full textBoatman, Angela; Cerna, Oscar; Reiman, Kayla; Diamond, John; Visher, Mary G.; Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry – MDRC, 2020
A recent study found that one in three Americans between the ages of 16 and 65 lack the skills needed to succeed in middle school math, let alone math at the high school or college level. In some instances, states or colleges have raised standards for developmental courses and routed students who score below the minimum skill level for…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Skill Development
Wachen, John; Jenkins, Davis; Belfield, Clive; Van Noy, Michelle – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2012
Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) integrates the teaching of basic skills and technical content in order to accelerate basic skills students' transition into and through a college-level occupational field of study. The study reported on here represents the final phase of a multi-year evaluation of the I-BEST model that began…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, Student Experience
Direct linkCox, Teresa J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Recent studies have shown that students who are former Adult Basic Education (ABE) or English as a Second Language (ESL) students rarely make the transition to college-level work, even when they have a college-level goal. New programs have been designed to help these students move further, faster in their studies to help them complete credentials,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Adult Basic Education, At Risk Students, Intervention
Jenkins, Davis; Zeidenberg, Matthew; Kienzl, Gregory – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2009
Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) was developed by the community and technical colleges in Washington State to increase the rate at which adult basic skills students enter and succeed in postsecondary occupational education and training. Under the I-BEST model, basic skills instructors and career-technical faculty jointly…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Multivariate Analysis, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2009
This annual newsletter contains updates on the latest CCRC research, new publications and details of upcoming presentations at major conferences. The feature article in this issue, "Addressing the Needs of Underprepared Students," by Thomas Bailey, summarizes the discussion found in the paper "Challenge and Opportunity: Rethinking…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Research, Remedial Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs
US Department of Education, 2007
A college education is becoming more and more of a necessity in today's competitive economy: ninety percent of the fastest-growing jobs require postsecondary education or training. U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has called on states, institutions and the federal government to work together to carry out the recommendations of "A…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Adult Basic Education, Transitional Programs, Community Colleges
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), Harvard University, 2004
"Focus on Basics" is the quarterly publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is dedicated to…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Skills, Transitional Programs, Adult Basic Education, Academic Discourse
