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D. Patrick Saxon; Andi L. Thomas; Autumn B. McKelvey – Learning Assistance Review, 2024
This work examines what appears to be the most effective comprehensive learning support program ever available for underprepared college students. The Accelerated Study in Associate Programs initiative was designed and implemented at the City University of New York Community Colleges. It offers a wide range of integrated college acclimation,…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Student Adjustment
Nielson Vargas, Erika Koren – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Success in developmental education contexts requires support not just in cognitive skills, but also in affective areas. One approach showing promise in supporting students in affective areas is mindfulness training. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) can support affective needs and provide coping strategies in general as well as in some…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Intervention, Developmental Programs, Literacy
Justina M. Thomas – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to implement a redesign of developmental education at Delaware Technical Community College and to evaluate its effectiveness in improving overall First Time Ever in College (FTEIC) student success through gateway English and math completion, fall-to-fall persistence, and narrowing or closing of opportunity gaps…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Academic Achievement
Frankfort, Jill; Maslin, Adrienne; O'Hara, Ross – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2015
Across the U.S., an estimated 60% of incoming community college students require developmental courses to be ready for college-level work, according to estimates by experts. As these courses act as a gateway to further studies, those who fail are most often lost to higher education: Less than a quarter will earn a degree or certificate within…
Descriptors: Success, Interviews, Opinions, Community Colleges
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Boylan, Hunter R.; Calderwood, Barbara J.; Levine-Brown, Patti; Anthony, S. Wes – Journal of Developmental Education, 2017
During the four decades since the founding of the National Center for Developmental Education (NCDE; originally the Center for Developmental Education), research related to the field has continued to expand and mature. As a research center focused on using research to inform and improve practice, the NCDE's 40th Anniversary timeline presents…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Trends, Developmental Programs, Program Effectiveness
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Thomas, Nichole G. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2020
Using intrusive advising principles and the four Cs framework, the Strong-Start Program was developed and implemented to improve student outcomes in developmental math, reading, and writing courses. An intrusive advising protocol was used to help students recognize, adopt, and engage in the behaviors needed to complete instructor-assigned…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Mathematics, Remedial Reading
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Le, Vi-Nhuan; Mariano, Louis T.; Faxon-Mills, Susannah – Research in Higher Education, 2016
In the past decade, there has been a proliferation of community- and school-based college readiness programs designed to increase the participation of students who have traditionally been underrepresented in higher education. However, few of these college readiness programs have been empirically evaluated. This study examines the impact of one…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Developmental Studies Programs, Outreach Programs, College Programs
Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Crary-Ross, Shane – MDRC, 2014
As globalization and technological change remake the labor market, it has become increasingly clear that the United States must create better educational and workforce training programs if we are to remain competitive. In order to help disadvantaged and low-skilled workers advance in the new labor market, educational opportunities are needed that…
Descriptors: Dropouts, High School Students, Postsecondary Education, Transitional Programs
May, Joseph E. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
One of the most problematic issues facing community colleges is developmental education. In the last decade, more research has been conducted examining developmental education. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of developmental math in a rural community college setting. Is developmental math an effective intervention?…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Mathematics, College Freshmen
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Fitzpatrick, Carol; Conlon, Andrea; Cleary, Deirdre; Power, Mike; King, Frances; Guerin, Suzanne – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2013
This study set out to examine the impact of a health and personal development programme (the Social, Personal and Health Education Programme) which had been "enhanced" by the addition of a mental health promotion component. Students aged 12-16 years attending 17 secondary schools were randomly allocated as clusters to participate in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Health Promotion, Developmental Programs
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
Colleges attempt to identify students who are underprepared for college-level courses and then place them into developmental courses intended to help them succeed. These courses are usually offered on a non-credit basis and do not count toward graduation. As a result, students enrolled in developmental education can take longer to graduate than…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Intervention, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
Colleges attempt to identify students who are underprepared for college-level courses and then place them into developmental courses intended to help them succeed. These courses are usually offered on a non-credit basis and do not count toward graduation. As a result, students enrolled in developmental education can take longer to graduate than…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Intervention, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
Colleges attempt to identify students who are underprepared for college-level courses and then place them into developmental courses intended to help them succeed. These courses are usually offered on a non-credit basis and do not count toward graduation. As a result, students enrolled in developmental education can take longer to graduate than…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Intervention, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
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Valeeva, Roza A.; Kalimullin, Aydar M. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The aim of the research was to identify and test experimentally the impact of parent-child relationship on the formation of the primary school children non-violence position. During the research the effectiveness of the correctional and development program "Together with my mom" was verified to promote parent-child interaction, as well…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Child Relationship, Primary Education, Prosocial Behavior
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Copus, Colleen; McKinney, Betsy – Journal of Developmental Education, 2016
Anecdotal observations reveal that most students with strong arithmetic skills will succeed in the Beginning Algebra course even if they have no previous experience with algebra. In trying to quantify this with an initial teacher-created survey of arithmetic skills, it was observed, for three consecutive semesters, that students who scored in the…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Arithmetic, Mathematics Skills
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