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Toby J. Park-Gaghan; Christine Mokher; Taylor Burtch; Morgan Danyi – Grantee Submission, 2024
Florida State University researchers spent the last year collecting and analyzing data on corequisite developmental education (DE) models in Texas as part of a four-year study that received a $1.5M grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. This study was proposed in response to Texas House Bill (HB) 2223, which…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Instruction, Required Courses, Models
Roark, Ian R. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to gauge the impact of mandatory student success courses on community college student persistence at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. The subsequent analysis was conducted in the context of data-driven decision making and student persistence leadership, where student and campus level data can be used by community…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Required Courses, Two Year Colleges
Licata, Paul; Snider, William J. – 1987
In 1987, a study was conducted to evaluate the ability of several variables to predict student performance on Florida's minimum competency test for rising juniors, the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST). The variables included grades received in required courses; semesters elapsed prior to taking required courses after entering college;…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing

Biermann, Carol A.; Sarinsky, Gary B. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
This study was undertaken to determine whether a biology preparatory course given at an urban community college was helping students to develop the proper skills and background necessary to successfully complete follow-up courses in biology. Data indicated a mathematics score was the main discriminator between pass/fail groups of the preparatory…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, College Science, Community Colleges

May, Mary L. – College and University, 1996
A study investigated the relationship of scores in the Texas Academic Skills Program, a minimum competency test for college-bound students, and performance in freshman and sophomore courses, and uses for that information in setting course prerequisites. Data were drawn from 18 courses at one community college. Results showed existing course…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Administration, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations