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The Impact of Developmental Mathematics Courses and Age, Gender, and Race and Ethnicity on Persistence and Academic Performance in Virginia Community Colleges
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Wolfle, James D.; Williams, Mitchell R. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
This research study examined the 2006 cohort of First-Time-in-College students from all 23 community colleges in Virginia. The goal was to examine fall-to-fall persistence and success in the first college-level mathematics course. Predictor variables used were developmental status, age, gender, and race and ethnicity of the student. Interaction…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Mathematics Instruction, Age Differences, Gender Differences
An Examination of Factors Affecting Organizational Commitment of Developmental Math Faculty at Florida Community Colleges
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Austin-Hickey, Rachel – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Community colleges play an important role in the accessibility of higher education to the American population and developmental coursework is of vital importance to college degree attainment. The large demand for student remediation in math requires optimal commitment of developmental math faculty members. Increased organizational commitment has…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Remedial Mathematics, College Faculty
The Impact of Developmental Mathematics Courses and Age, Gender, and Race and Ethnicity on Persistence and Academic Performance in Virginia Community Colleges
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Wolfle, James Dael – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This research study examined the 2006 cohort of First-Time-in-College students from all 23 community colleges in Virginia. The goal was to examine the persistence of these students to the fall 2007 semester and the success of these students in their first college-level mathematics course. The main predictor variable was whether the first…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Racial Differences, Ethnic Groups, Gender Differences
Part I. Synthesis and Characterization of Donor-Pi-Acceptor Compounds with Pentadienyl-Bridged Indoline and Tetrahydroquinoline Donors and Aldehyde and Thiobarbituric Acid Acceptors Part II. Longitudinal Study Comparing Online versus Face-to-Face Course Delivery in Introductory Chemistry
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Greco, Patrick F. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Part I. The design and development of organic second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) materials have attracted much interest due to their applications in optoelectronic devices and modern communications technology. Donor-pi-acceptor compounds, D-(CH=CH)[subscript n]-A, often exhibit hyperpolarizability that results in laser frequency doubling (second…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction
A Quantitative Analysis of a Mandatory Student Success Course on First-Time Full-Time Student College Academic Progress and Persistence
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Klinkenberg, Laurel Beth – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In recent years, community colleges have come into the spotlight nationally in terms of their potential to assist in the revitalization of the economy. This has resulted in an increased need for community colleges to understand more fully the factors that influence student persistence. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, First Generation College Students, Correlation, Age Differences
Predicting Mathematics Learning Center Visits: An Examination of Correlating Variables
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Bannier, Betsy – Learning Assistance Review, 2007
This study, which explores factors that motivate developmental mathematics students to seek available assistance with their coursework, showed statistically significant correlations between the number of math learning center visits and various variables. An interaction effect was revealed between mathematics confidence and years of college…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Learning Centers (Classroom), Enrollment, Remedial Mathematics