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Direct linkTaylor, Zachary Wayne – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Only 25% of community college students transfer to a 4-year institution within 5 years, and only 17% earn a bachelor's degree within 6 years of transferring (Jenkins & Fink, 2015). In response, community colleges have partnered with 4-year institutions to draft articulation agreements, outlining transfer policies and procedures for specific…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Transfer Students, Articulation (Education), Bachelors Degrees
Peer reviewedMarshall, Nancy – Journal of Reading, 1979
Provides guidelines for analyzing and evaluating textbooks based on their comprehensibility rather than their readability. (MKM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension
Gregory, Russell D. – 1979
This report describes the design and operation of a computer readability service at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany, Oregon, which has evolved from a program containing a single readability formula to its present six-formula capacity. The daily operation of the service and the results provided by the computer are described in detail, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Programs, Instructional Materials, Readability Formulas
Download full textReed, Keflyn Xavier – 1988
In spite of their limitations, readability formulas can help teachers determine whether there are differences between students' reading abilities and the difficulty levels of the textbooks they are required to use. A study was conducted to assess the reading levels of students and the readability levels of textbooks at five selected junior…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reader Text Relationship
Fresno City Coll., CA. – 1978
This booklet presents evaluation and audit systems developed to monitor and evaluate student/program success as part of a project designed to improve program and services for disadvantaged and handicapped vocational students at Fresno City College, California. The booklet is divided into the following sections: procedures for implementing and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Disadvantaged Youth, Flow Charts, Guides
Peer reviewedOlson, Margot A. – Community College Review, 1986
Reviews research findings about community college students' reading skill levels; the discrepancy between reading levels and the difficulty of college-level reading materials; reading program characteristics and effectiveness; textbook readibility formulas; and other methods of evaluating textbooks. Offers recommendations for reducing the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Difficulty Level, Program Evaluation, Readability Formulas
Levy, Stanley A.; Dixon, Melinda E. – 1982
In 1979, a study was conducted at Palomar College (PC) to measure student reading levels; to determine textbook readability in humanities, science, and vocational education courses; and to make recommendations for adjusting the curriculum and/or screening procedures in order to facilitate increased student success in reading technical content-area…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Humanities Instruction, Readability, Readability Formulas
Taylor, Maurice C. – 1989
A study was conducted to identify the literacy requirements of 10 college vocational training programs and their corresponding occupations. Following a review of 5 years of student records at an eastern Ontario community college, the 10 major vocational programs studied were categorized as follows: motor vehicle mechanic, engineering technician,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Needs
