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Varner, Janet Wood – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Over the course of several decades, a large body of research written with a focus on community colleges has accumulated based on the high need for remediation in mathematics, and has been associated with high attrition rates at that level. Reform efforts have been largely unsuccessful. This qualitative study was conducted so that the phenomenon of…
Descriptors: Remedial Mathematics, Community Colleges, Student Characteristics, Student Needs
Vernetta Boston Kosalka – ProQuest LLC, 2021
A Midwest community college's culinary arts program is experiencing a trending decline in student persistence to degree completion rates year after year. Low persistence to degree completion rates impacts post-traditional students, this community college, and employers. This research is needed, as this and other community colleges could inform…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Foods Instruction, Cooking Instruction, Academic Persistence
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Jensen, Jamie L.; Kummer, Tyler A.; Banjoko, Adebiyi – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013
Gene expression is a highly theoretical concept that requires advanced reasoning skills to comprehend. Often, students receive instruction but fail to replace prior conceptions and thus do not benefit. In order to investigate the reason for this failure, we used a directed inquiry activity that uses concrete analogies in both majors and non-majors…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Genetics, Science Instruction, Community Colleges