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Berkopes, Kevin; Abshire, Stacey – Learning Assistance Review, 2016
The national trend of requiring all college students to engage with tertiary-level mathematics has created the need to rethink how students can be supported at this level. Current trends in higher education show a decreased reliance on remedial developmental education courses and expanded reliance on learning centers. It is important to look at…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Remedial Mathematics, Developmental Studies Programs, Mathematics Instruction
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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