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Barnes, Martha J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of self-efficacy on the performance of General Educational Development (GED) and high school graduates enrolled in developmental reading skills courses. The sample for the study consisted of 100 high school and 31 GED graduates enrolled in developmental reading courses in a midwestern community…
Descriptors: Evidence, Student Placement, High School Graduates, Program Effectiveness
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Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Visher, Mary G.; Bloom, Dan – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2008
Many postsecondary institutions utilize learning communities to increase social engagement and attachment to the college community. In recent years, these communities have proliferated as part of a trend fueled by low retention and persistence rates, increasing reluctance of 4-year institutions to provide remedial education, and pressure on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Remedial Instruction, Communities of Practice, Academic Achievement