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Success Rate of Developmental vs. Nondevelopmental Students in Freshmen College Level English.

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Hopper, Peggy F.; And Others – 1997

Research has found evidence for the validity of remedial and developmental English courses in preparing students to pass freshman-level English courses. To determine whether similar validity could be demonstrated for remedial and developmental English courses at Tennessee's Walters State Community College, the percentage of former remedial and…

Descriptors: Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Studies Programs

Success of Community College Students Completing Developmental Courses.

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Lyons, J. Doyle – 1990

Upon entry to New River Community College (NRCC), placement tests are administered to students enrolling in curricula and to students enrolling in English and mathematics classes. Based on preestablished cutoff scores on the placement tests, students are advised by counselors to take appropriate courses. In 1990, NRCC tracked students from…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis