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Download full textCerna, Oscar – MDRC, 2019
Community colleges continue to increase their efforts to better serve students who enter their institutions with limited basic math, reading, or writing skills. In 2015, MDRC partnered with the Texas Coordinating Higher Education Board on a study to examine how colleges implemented state guidelines for students scoring below ninth-grade…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Basic Skills, Skill Development, Mathematics Instruction
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Direct linkBauer-Kealey, Meredyth; Mather, Nancy – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Approximately two-thirds of community college students nationwide are considered to not be ready for the demands of college and are therefore required to enroll in at least one developmental education course. Unfortunately, researchers have found that enrollment in developmental classes often has adverse effects on community college students and…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Remedial Instruction, Skill Development
Weiss, Michael J.; Headlam, Camielle – MDRC, 2018
Community colleges are a large sector of postsecondary education. In 2016-2017, the United States had nearly 1,000 public 2-year postsecondary institutions (community colleges), serving almost nine million students, representing 39% of all undergraduates. The majority of entering community college students require developmental (or remedial) math.…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Computer Assisted Instruction, Pacing, Remedial Mathematics
Boatman, Angela – Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness, 2019
Under a hybrid emporium instructional model, students primarily learn content and skills at their own pace through a computer-based platform; during class time, faculty serve more as tutors facilitating individual learning rather than as traditional lecturers. This study evaluates the adoption of this technology-centered instructional model in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Remedial Mathematics, Two Year Colleges
Vassiliou, John – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
In this study, 180 first-time-in-college (FTIC) students at Miami Dade College, Florida in need of remedial instruction in basic mathematics, reading, and sentence skills utilized the A[superscript +]dvancer[R] College Readiness Online software. Significant results were found with increased ACCUPLACER[R] scores; number of students who avoided at…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Remedial Instruction, Teaching Methods, Hispanic American Students
Hodara, Michelle – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2011
For developmental education students, rates of developmental math course completion and persistence into required college-level math courses are particularly low. This literature review examines the evidence base on one potential means for improving the course completion and learning outcomes of developmental mathematics students: reforming…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Metacognition, Educational Change, Teaching Methods
Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Schneider, Emily – MDRC, 2011
One of the greatest challenges that community colleges face in their efforts to increase graduation rates is improving the success of students in their developmental, or remedial, education programs--the courses that students without adequate academic preparation must take before they can enroll in courses for college credit. Emphasizing results…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Research Methodology, Academic Achievement, Developmental Studies Programs
Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Schneider, Emily – MDRC, 2011
One of the greatest challenges that community colleges face in their efforts to increase graduation rates is improving the success of students in their developmental, or remedial, education programs--the courses that students without adequate academic preparation must take before they can enroll in courses for college credit. Emphasizing results…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Models, College Readiness, Evidence
Twigg, Carol A. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
In addition to experiencing the generic quality and cost problems faced by all colleges and universities, community colleges face problems particular to their student populations. They need to design more flexible schedules for working adult students, create a greater sense of community or engagement for commuting students, address the special…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Commuting Students, Community Colleges, Educational Strategies
