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Motivation in Developmental and Regular Admission Students.
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Ley, Kathryn; Young, Dawn B. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1998
States that faculty often attribute developmental students' academic difficulties to poor motivation. Investigates motivational differences between 60 developmental students and 74 regular-admission students enrolled in either a community college or a residential university. Results of t-test on motivational levels measured by the self-report…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, High Risk Students
The Effect of Course-Based Reading Strategy Training on the Reading Comprehension Skills of Developmental College Students.
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Snyder, Vivian – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 2002
Examines the effects of course-based reading strategy training--student application of reading strategies to their own college readings--on developmental college learners' reading comprehension skills. Explains that this study gave one group of students learning strategies instruction and gave no such instructions to a control group. Reports…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Reading Comprehension
Balancing the Critical Need for Developmental Education with Budget Priorities.
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Testone, Sharon – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1997
Asserts that the growth in technology requires a more sophisticated workforce at a time when college students are demonstrating a greater need for remediation and basic skills education. However, revenue cuts in developmental courses and their support services present community colleges and universities with declining enrollments and budget gaps.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Planning, College Students, Community Colleges