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The EMERGE Summer Program: Supporting Incoming Freshmen's Success in Mathematics Developmental Coursework
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Bird, Katherine; Oppland-Cordell, Sarah; Hibdon, Joseph – Learning Assistance Review, 2016
This paper describes the development, results, and future directions of the mathematics component of the EMERGE Summer Program at Northeastern Illinois University. Initiated summer 2014, EMERGE offered English and mathematics sessions for incoming freshmen. The mathematics session aimed to strengthen participants' mathematical foundations,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Summer Programs
Striving for Excellence: The Contribution of Professional Standards.
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Clark-Thayer, Susan; Maxwell, Martha – Learning Assistance Review, 1996
Describes the standards and guidelines developed for learning assistance programs by the Committee for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS), and those for program components by the National Association of Developmental Education (NADE). Suggests how they can be used to identify needs and improve existing services. (VWC)
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs, Educational Quality
Developmental Theory: The Next Steps.
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Brothen, Thomas; Wambach, Cathrine – Learning Assistance Review, 2002
Argues that demandingness, responsiveness, and self-regulation could be used to organize, explain, and predict useful techniques for developmental education practitioners. Also contends that student self-regulation is developed in demanding and supportive environments. Stresses the need for a training initiative in developmental education.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Developmental Studies Programs, Outcomes of Education
Three Learning Styles Models: Research and Recommendations for Developmental Education.
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Lemire, David – Learning Assistance Review, 1998
Describes psychometric issues associated with three different learning styles models (visual, auditory, and haptic), and the instruments designed to assess those models. Presents some background to the learning styles idea along with suggestions for utilizing this information with developmental students. The learning styles instruments discussed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style, Developmental Studies Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
The Case for Program Research in Developmental Education.
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Boylan, Hunter R. – Learning Assistance Review, 1997
Discusses how the sources of research-based information in developmental education have increased in recent years except in the area of program evaluation. Describes the differences between program evaluation and research and argues for the need to standardize the criteria used. Concludes with a list of practical ideas for conducting program…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Development, Educational Needs
Enhancing Mathematics Achievement through Collaborative Problem Solving.
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Thomas, Pamela V.; Higbee, Jeanne – Learning Assistance Review, 1996
Describes the results of a study that tracked college algebra students who had previously completed an Academic Assistance mathematics course that facilitated collaborative learning. Only 53% of all students who enrolled in college algebra in fall 1994 earned grades of C or higher, but 95% of students who had previously participated in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algebra, College Mathematics, College Students