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Direct linkSmart, B. Matthew; Saxon, D. Patrick – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
A study was conducted at a community college in northeast Alabama to determine how the format of developmental English courses impacted student withdrawal rates and final grades. The two course formats examined were online/hybrid and face-to-face courses. Data were obtained from a 4-semester time frame: fall 2012, spring 2013, summer 2013, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Rural Areas, Developmental Programs
Download full textBoatman, Angela – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2012
Exploiting a statewide cutoff point on the placement examination used to assign students to remedial courses in Tennessee, this study employs a regression discontinuity research design to provide causal estimates of the effects on student outcomes of recently redesigned remedial courses at three Tennessee colleges. Moreover, using data on student…
Descriptors: Remedial Programs, Academic Achievement, Remedial Instruction, Teaching Methods
Center for Public Policy Priorities, 2010
Although two-thirds of Texas college-bound high school graduates are prepared for college work, a large number of recent graduates and adults returning to pursue higher education are not college ready. Those underprepared for college face the hurdle of completing remedial courses--known as developmental education--in one or all core subject areas…
Descriptors: Skilled Workers, Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, High School Graduates
Schoenecker, Craig; And Others – 1996
This paper describes a Developmental Education Outcomes Study being conducted for 21 Minnesota state community colleges. The goals of the study were to examine the academic performance of students placed into developmental reading, writing, and mathematics courses and to identify areas where improvement was needed. Subjects were all 20,543…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges
Sawma, Joseph Terry – 2000
The purpose of this study was to determine if the developmental studies courses and the sequential program of developmental studies courses offered at North Harris Montgomery Community College District (NHMCCD) in Texas adequately prepared students for academic success in the first college-level English and/or mathematics courses. All…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, College English
Campbell, John W.; Blakey, Linda S. – 1996
A longitudinal study evaluated whether early remediation affected the persistence and/or performance of underprepared students at a midwestern, suburban community college. The study focused on the 3,282 students who completed the basic skills inventory in either Fall 1991 or Fall 1992. Students were classified as either prepared (N=2,028) or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Age Differences
Adam, Anthony J.; Gaither, Gerald H. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2005
This chapter concludes the volume with resources and Web sites for the interested reader and researcher.
Descriptors: Resource Materials, Web Sites, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power
