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Direct linkAndrew Timothy Medearis – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Purpose and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two approaches to professional development methodologies implemented in public schools. A quantitative, correlational research design was employed to determine whether the academic success in the core content areas of reading, writing, math and science could…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Partnerships in Education, Educational Change, Best Practices
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Download full textDvorak, Kevin – Communication Center Journal, 2018
In January 2018, Nova Southeastern University opened the NSU Writing and Communication Center (WCC), an innovative academic work environment that offers writing and communication assistance to all 20,000-plus NSU students. A key component of the WCC is its online writing and communication resources. These resources are made available to all NSU…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Writing (Composition), Academic Support Services
Bailey, Thomas; Jaggars, Shanna Smith – Century Foundation, 2016
Almost two-thirds of students who enter community colleges every year are judged to be academically not ready to engage in college-level coursework. In order to enroll, these students typically must take one or more "remedial" or "developmental" math or English courses that will not count toward their college degree. The…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, College Readiness, Community Colleges, Remedial Programs
Dos Santos, Kimberley G. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation was designed to examine the effects of a site-based teacher mentoring program on teacher confidence and effectiveness in an elementary school in Florida. Based on preliminary data, there was a need for system organizational change to improve teacher confidence and performance with the district's Document Based Question (DBQ)…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Mentors, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students
Karruz, Ana Paula – ProQuest LLC, 2010
An alarming 30 percent of college freshmen in the nation are considered unprepared for college coursework and assigned to remedial education upon entry. Recent studies have explored the effects of remediation on college outcomes using rigorous quasi-experimental designs, but the results of these studies are inconclusive and the designs typically…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Program Effectiveness, Quasiexperimental Design, Remedial Mathematics
Cuevas, Rosilis – 1995
A practicum developed and implemented a program to help change students' negative attitude toward writing, with the conviction that if students enjoy writing they will write more and produce writing that clearly communicates their ideas. The practicum's objectives were for 50% of the targeted students to: (1) write for at least 15-20 minutes at a…
Descriptors: Grade 9, High Schools, Process Approach (Writing), Program Effectiveness
