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Download full textBoatman, Angela – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2012
Exploiting a statewide cutoff point on the placement examination used to assign students to remedial courses in Tennessee, this study employs a regression discontinuity research design to provide causal estimates of the effects on student outcomes of recently redesigned remedial courses at three Tennessee colleges. Moreover, using data on student…
Descriptors: Remedial Programs, Academic Achievement, Remedial Instruction, Teaching Methods
Direct linkTharp, Terri J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study investigated the impact of learning communities on the academic success of university students at-risk of academic failure. The effects of learning communities (LC) at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) on cumulative GPAs, retention rates, and earned cumulative hours of students with ACT sub-scores of 17 or 18 in math who were…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, State Colleges, At Risk Students, Academic Failure
