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Download full textAsmussen, John G.; Horn, Aaron S. – Midwestern Higher Education Compact, 2014
Developmental education, also termed remedial education, refers to curricula intended to improve the academic skills and knowledge of students who are underprepared for undergraduate coursework, particularly in the areas of mathematics, reading, and writing. Many practitioners and researchers agree that developmental education should be improved,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Programs, Academic Support Services
Horn, Aaron S.; Asmussen, John G. – Midwestern Higher Education Compact, 2014
A significant challenge in higher education is to narrow the educational attainment gap between academically prepared and unprepared students. To this end, developmental or remedial education is intended to improve the academic skills and knowledge of students who are unprepared for undergraduate coursework, particularly in the areas of…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Programs, Remedial Instruction, Comparative Analysis
Direct linkStuart, Reginald – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2009
Remedial education, although widely used and disguised with other names, was rarely talked about for it could tarnish a school's reputation if widely discussed. Today, more and more colleges and universities are ditching the old stigma associated with remedial education, reinventing their remedial education and retention programs and, in the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Developmental Studies Programs, Labor Market, Mathematics Skills
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1988
An evaluation is presented of the remedial programs in each of New Jersey's 32 public colleges and universities. The academic outcome of full-time students entering in fall 1984 is tracked over four semesters. This analysis combines measures of the colleges' administrative efficiency in testing and enrolling students in needed remedial courses,…
Descriptors: Algebra, Basic Skills, College Programs, Developmental Studies Programs
Peer reviewedGourgey, Annette F.; Earisman, Delbert L. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1997
Describes the research rationale for the developmental course offered to entering students at Upsala College (NJ) called "Precise Thinking." This skills-development program integrates reading, writing, and mathematical skills with underlying metacognitive processes to teach students perseverance and strategies for problem-solving and self-directed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education
Crumb, Glenn H.; Monroe, Eula Ewing – 1988
This study, conducted with college developmental studies students, explored possible relationships between individualized computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in basic mathematics skills and each of two variables; mathematics knowledge and anxiety toward mathematics. Both experimental (N=5) and control (N=12) groups made significant gains in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Blattner, Bruce E.; And Others – 1984
This guide comprises a summary of the development of and materials for use in the implementation of a research-verified model training program to help high-risk students complete postsecondary education programs. Discussed first is the original pilot project that was implemented to serve the high-risk postsecondary vocational students entering the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Basic Skills, Career Counseling, Classroom Techniques
