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Reittinger, Donna L.; Palmer, Tammi M. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1996
Describes Supplemental Instruction (SI), an enrichment program offered for high-risk courses to prevent attrition and low grades. Presents results from a study to determine the effectiveness of SI in an introductory psychology course over five semesters. Indicates that students who participated in SI tended to achieve higher course grades. (AJL)
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness

Griffith, Kevin – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1995
Describes a first-year composition course that used writing assignments to give students the opportunity to explore the transition from high school to college and their inclusion into campus culture, and to argue for campus policy changes. Offers preliminary data concerning the course's effectiveness in enhancing retention of first-year students.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Postsecondary Education, Program Effectiveness, School Holding Power

Brown, Mary H. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1995
Compares attrition rates for students in a developmental science course to those for students with the same standardized Science Inventory scores who did not enroll in the developmental section. Indicates that students who completed the developmental science course had a higher rate of success than students who did not. (MAB)
Descriptors: College Science, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Program Effectiveness