ERIC Number: EJ1200705
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Supplemental Instruction: Helping Disadvantaged Students Reduce Performance Gap
Yue, Hongtao; Rico, Ruby Sangha; Vang, Mai Kou; Giuffrida, Tosha Aquino
Journal of Developmental Education, v41 n2 p18-25 Win 2018
This study examined how Supplemental Instruction (SI) visits help traditionally disadvantaged students reduce the performance gap in their courses. A student is defined as holding a "disadvantaged" status when he or she can identify with the following factors: underrepresented minority status, first-generation status, Federal Pell Grant eligible status, and English/mathematics remedial status. This study revealed that students including both disadvantaged and nondisadvantaged would benefit from an increase of SI participation. The more disadvantaged students gained larger performance improvement than less disadvantaged students with more SI visits, indicating the importance of regular SI participation for disadvantaged students to close the performance gap with nondisadvantaged students.
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Student Needs, Program Effectiveness, Achievement Gap, Minority Group Students, Undergraduate Students, Grade Point Average, Grades (Scholastic), Remedial Instruction, Academic Support Services
National Center for Developmental Education. Appalachian State University, P.O. Box 32098, Boone, NC 28608-2098. Tel: 828-262-3057; Fax: 828-262-7183; Web site: http://ncde.appstate.edu/publications
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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