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Placement and Success: Developmental Mathematics Instructors' Perceptions about Their Students
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Zientek, Linda Reichwein; Schneider, Cynthia L.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. – Community College Enterprise, 2014
Decreasing the number of students placed in developmental mathematics and addressing barriers that hinder student success in such courses are concerns at both the state and national levels. The present study sought to capture 89 developmental mathematics faculty perceptions of factors that contribute to students' placement and hinder student…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Mathematics, Mathematics, Teachers
Post-Secondary Developmental Studies Programs for Occupational Students: An Impact Study.
Fadale, LaVerna M.; And Others – 1977
This study focused on the factors that were positive contributors to the success of two-year college students at six colleges who were or had been enrolled in basic skill developmental programs. For study purposes, success involved student eligibility to continue in a chosen program. Variables used in evaluating student success/non-success…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Developmental Studies Programs
Non-Traditional Student Characteristics Associated with Success in Post-Secondary Career Programs: Implications for Counseling.
Fadale, LaVerna M.; Winter, Gene M. – 1978
The impact of basic skill developmental programs on student success in career programs was investigated. Data collected from 61 two-year institutions provided the basis for selection of six survey sites. At each site, random samples of students in their initial enrollment in developmental programs, students previously enrolled in developmental…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Basic Skills, Career Choice, Community Colleges