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Moss, Brian G.; Yeaton, William H.; Lloyd, Jane E. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2014
Using a novel design approach, a randomized experiment (RE) was embedded within a regression discontinuity (RD) design (R-RE-D) to evaluate the impact of developmental mathematics at a large midwestern college ("n" = 2,122). Within a region of uncertainty near the cut-score, estimates of benefit from a prospective RE were closely…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Developmental Programs, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
Jones, Earl A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research study compared the effects of the intrusive form of developmental academic advising (IDAA) and the influence of additional academic support services on the mean cumulative Grade Point Averages (GPAs) of 4 randomly assembled groups of academically at-risk college students during 2 separate semesters. Academically at-risk students are…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Educationally Disadvantaged, Academic Support Services, Grade Point Average
Bickerstaff, Susan; Edgecombe, Nikki – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2019
Adult proficiency in numeracy in the United States lags that of other developed nations, and the nonselective institutions that dominate the higher education sector struggle to address the learning needs of the sizeable proportion of students who enroll in their institutions and are deemed academically underprepared in mathematics. Research on…
Descriptors: College Students, College Mathematics, Remedial Mathematics, Developmental Studies Programs
Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Diamond, John; Serna-Wallender, Elena – Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness, 2017
Until recently, most colleges required students to pass a college-level algebra course in order to earn a degree. As many as 50 percent to 70 percent of community college students enter college unprepared to take these courses, and fewer than 20 percent of such students ever successfully complete a college-level math course; the rest are…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Required Courses, College Students, College Preparation
Garcia-Navarrete, Sylvia; Sax, Caren; Levine, Joel – NADE Digest, 2012
The nature and role of developmental education classes are under tremendous scrutiny across the nation today. Specifically, students are entering community college and four-year institutions of higher education unprepared to understand and apply much of the reading material presented to them in college-level classes. This article describes the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Developmental Programs, Reading Instruction
Weiss, Michael J.; Visher, Mary G.; Weissman, Evan; Wathington, Heather – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2015
Community colleges play a vital role in postsecondary education, enrolling more than one in every three postsecondary students. While their importance has grown over the past 50 years, their students' success rates remain low. Consequently, community college stakeholders are searching with mounting urgency for approaches that increase students'…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Academic Achievement
Visher, Mary G.; Schneider, Emily; Wathington, Heather; Collado, Herbert – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2010
Community college leaders are using many strategies to improve their students' ability to complete their studies, particularly their academically underprepared students. In recent years, these strategies have included adaptations of an approach long used in four-year colleges known as "learning communities," in which groups of students…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Integrated Curriculum, Social Support Groups, Community Colleges
Williamson, Laurel V.; Goosen, Rebecca A.; Gonzalez, George F., Jr. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2014
This article describes the implementation of a program undergirded by the theme of faculty and staff supports that physically brings advising to the point of instruction. Research shows that establishing a strong institutional connection with students improves retention, persistence, and success. What better way to do this than take advising into…
Descriptors: Faculty Advisers, Teacher Student Relationship, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement
Gere, Anne Ruggles; Aull, Laura; Green, Timothy; Porter, Anne – Assessing Writing, 2010
Following Messick's definition of validity as a multi-faceted construct that includes contextual, substantive, structural, generalizable, external, and consequential dimensions, this study examined an established directed self-placement (DSP) system that had been functioning for ten years at a large university. The goal was to determine the extent…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Validity, Student Placement, Developmental Studies Programs

Barrow, John C. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1980
A potentially useful program-evaluation approach obtains information from program dropouts. This method was applied to university students who dropped out of four developmental programs. Results indicate many students recognize the value of the program for others, yet resist participating themselves. This approach was a useful supplementary…
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Programs, Dropout Research, Evaluation Methods
Bridging the Gap: An Impact Study of Eight Developmental Summer Bridge Programs in Texas. NCPR Brief
Barnett, Elisabeth A.; Bork, Rachel Hare; Mayer, Alexander K.; Pretlow, Joshua; Wathington, Heather D.; Weiss, Madeline Joy – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2012
Across the country, a growing number of recent high school graduates are participating in summer bridge programs. These programs provide accelerated and focused learning opportunities in order to help students acquire the knowledge and skills needed for college success. The state of Texas has given particular attention to summer programs as a way…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Credits, Program Effectiveness, Summer Programs
Mines, Robert A. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1985
Introduces the practitioner to psychometric issues related to developmental assessment and makes recommendations for the assessment refinements needed in the field. (Author/BH)
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Programs, Developmental Stages, Evaluation Methods
Jelfo, Donald T. – 1974
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the developmental education program of the Eastern Campus of Cuyahoga Community College. An evaluative model was constructed by accepting the performance standards and program guidelines that Roueche and Kirk listed in "Catching Up; Remedial Education" (1973), after their study of five successful…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs
Perkhounkova, Yelena; Noble, Julie; Sawyer, Richard – American College Testing (ACT), Inc., 2005
Debates about developmental instruction have prompted postsecondary institutions to justify their developmental courses. This study investigated a method of documenting the benefits of developmental courses that involves using placement test scores to predict college outcomes separately for students who take a developmental course before taking…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Probability, Scores, Developmental Programs
Ray, Larry A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study examined the academic performance of Tech Prep students (referred to as participants) in comparison to non-Tech Prep students (referred to as non-participants) entering a two-year community college from sixteen different high schools in Stark County, Ohio. This study provided a quantitative analysis of students' academic experiences to…
Descriptors: Test Results, Grade Point Average, College Preparation, Academic Achievement