Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 3 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Source
| NADE Digest | 6 |
Author
| Behrens, Susan | 1 |
| Boylan, Hunter R. | 1 |
| Doherty, Brooks | 1 |
| Lucas, Marva S. | 1 |
| McCormick, Nancy J. | 1 |
| Mercer, Cindy | 1 |
| Sides, Meredith | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 5 |
| Postsecondary Education | 5 |
| Two Year Colleges | 2 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textNADE Digest, 2018
The National Association for Developmental Education (NADE) Accreditation process is more relevant and important than ever to the discussion of students' success and completion of meaningful credentials. In the current politically-charged climate, NADE Accreditation helps programs demonstrate not only to themselves and their administrations, but…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Data, Decision Making, Academic Achievement
Sides, Meredith – NADE Digest, 2016
With the increasing adoption of accelerated models of learning comes the necessary step of adapting these models to fit the unique needs of the student population at each individual institution. One such college adapted the ALP (Accelerated Learning Program) model and made specific changes to the target population, structure and scheduling, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Acceleration (Education), Models, Student Needs
Lucas, Marva S.; McCormick, Nancy J. – NADE Digest, 2010
The number of students needing remediation upon enrollment in post-secondary institutions has risen steadily in recent years. Concurrently, state legislatures and governing boards are putting pressure on higher education institutions to lower budgets. Under these conditions, developmental education programs are often primary budget-tightening…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Mathematics Curriculum, Educational Change, Curriculum Design
Doherty, Brooks – NADE Digest, 2016
Driven by faculty-based action research, redesigned residential and online courses, and changes to placement testing, Rasmussen College increased its developmental education pass rates by double digits while decreasing the number and percentage of students who require remedial coursework. Like many institutions of higher education, Rasmussen…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, College Instruction, Program Development, Reading Instruction
Behrens, Susan; Mercer, Cindy – NADE Digest, 2011
This hypothetical case of a freshman wrestling with her identity as an English user demonstrates that the old categories of native and non-native speaker do not adequately describe today's college population. The lack of informed strategies in college writing courses to deal with students possessing different degrees of proficiency in English…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Writing Instruction, Language Proficiency, Student Placement
Boylan, Hunter R. – NADE Digest, 2009
This manuscript describes five of the most common mistakes made in developmental education programs based on the author's experiences, which include consulting at over 200 community colleges. These mistakes include failing to create a seamless transition, failing to train adjunct instructors, failing to coordinate developmental programs, failing…
Descriptors: Consultants, Error Correction, Developmental Programs, Community Colleges
