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Peer reviewedRounds, Jeanine C.; Andersen, Dan – Community College Review, 1985
Reviews literature on the questionable value of remedial instruction during the 1960's and 1970's; the improvement of intake and placement procedures during the subsequent decade; student participation in voluntary remedial programs; and recommendations emerging from the most recent studies of remedial instruction. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Trends, Literature Reviews, Program Effectiveness
Download full textCohen, Arthur M.; Brawer, Florence B. – 1981
After providing evidence of the decline of student academic ability and identifying some of the factors influencing this decline, this paper examines the role of community colleges in providing compensatory education for the growing population of students who are underprepared for college-level work. This examination begins by tracing the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, College Faculty, College Role
Ogden, Jane – 1979
Mathematics achievement test scores of high school students in the Austin Independent School District who graduated before implementation of minimum competency testing were compared to the scores of students who were more recently enrolled in mathematics tutorial classes in order to meet minimum competency requirements. The percentages of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Trends, Graduation Requirements
