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Download full textSowers, Nicole; Yamada, Hiroyuki – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2015
The Community College Pathways initiative consists of two pathways, Statway® and Quantway®, that accelerate post-secondary students' progress through their developmental mathematics sequence and a college-level course for credit. Launched in 2011, the Pathways have been remarkably successful, helping thousands of students achieve success in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Descriptions, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Change
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Direct linkHudesman, John; Crosby, Sara; Ziehmke, Niesha; Everson, Howard; Issac, Sharlene; Flugman, Bert; Zimmerman, Barry; Moylan, Adam – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2014
The authors describe an Enhanced Formative Assessment and Self-Regulated Learning (EFA-SRL) program designed to improve the achievement of community college students enrolled in developmental mathematics courses. Their model includes the use of specially formatted quizzes designed to assess both the students' mathematics and metacognitive skill…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Independent Study, Community Colleges, College Students
Gonzalez, Jennifer – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
When Valencia College became the first recipient of the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence last month, an unsung sector earned uncommon recognition. Now that the speeches are over and the prize money has been awarded, the Aspen Institute is sharing early lessons from its yearlong effort to determine the top community college in the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Competition, Educational Innovation, Recognition (Achievement)
Wynegar, Robert G.; Fenster, Mark J. – College Student Journal, 2009
College Algebra is a required, core course for many science and mathematics majors in community colleges. The course had the lowest passing rate of any class on campus. The administration expressed a clear intent to improve on this high failure rate and provided funds to accomplish this purpose. To increase the pass rate several different…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Core Curriculum, Algebra, Intermode Differences
Voorhees, Rick; Lee, John – Lumina Foundation for Education, 2009
Longitudinal cohort analysis is a powerful tool for helping colleges understand student performance. It involves tracking students as a group or cohort over a specified period of time. The results allow administrators, faculty, and staff to identify groups of students who are succeeding or falling behind and the points in the educational pipeline…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Administrative Principles, Best Practices
Gonzalez, Kenneth P. – Lumina Foundation for Education, 2009
The Achieving the Dream (ATD) initiative works with more than 100 community colleges across the United States with the specific goal of increasing student success. Together, Achieving the Dream colleges graduate or transfer close to 250,000 students a year. With just a 5 percent increase in graduation rates, individuals can positively impact the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Organizational Change, Followup Studies, Success
