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Download full textIllinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1998
In the second half of a two-part study conducted by the Illinois Community College System, a fall 1990 cohort of first-time freshmen was examined for 6 years to determine the effectiveness of remedial/developmental instruction. Student characteristics of age, ethnicity, and gender for the entire cohort were compared with the cohort group of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Blacks, College Curriculum
Tom, Alice K. – 1983
Results of an evaluation of the Individualized Study Program (ISP), a 2-year pilot program at the Learning Skills Center (LSC) of the University of California, Davis, are presented. The program target group were disadvantaged students who had not met the university's entrance requirements. The ISP, which is designed to improve retention of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis
Leton, Donald A. – 1986
Two exemplary projects developed to maximize student options through the sharing of facilities, programs, and options were evaluated. The Remedial-Developmental Program developed a communications network between McKinley and Roosevelt High Schools and Kapiolani Community College to share student information and use it for individual student…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Exploration
Arwardy, Joseph W.; Chafin, Carl K. – 1980
The Transitional Curriculum Program at Virginia State University, which is designed to develop underprepared, dependent learners into independent university students, is described. After distinguishing several types of underprepared learners, the following variables are considered: learner success, role of the instructor, and instructor…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Faculty, College Preparation, College Students
Southhard, Margarida; Collier, Sylvia – 1997
A study was conducted to determine the extent to which high school graduates from Florida's Leon County needed remediation to enter college-level mathematics, reading, and writing courses. Records were examined for 2,705 high school graduates from 1992 to 1996 who were first-time college students in a Florida public community college or state…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Preparation, College Students, Course Selection (Students)
Yamasaki, Erika – 1998
This digest reviews the role of community colleges in delivering remedial education. With demand for remediation increasing, community colleges are under pressure to provide, with very limited financial resources, the bulk of developmental courses for students. In finding effective solutions to this dilemma, policy makers should consider a broad…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Policy
Anderson, Clinton L.; And Others – 1992
New recruits who need developmental work to be ready for college-level work often seem to fall into a gap in the military's structure for education. Contrary to what critics portray, research points to a variety of success-oriented developmental education programs. Factors that ensure program success include inclusion of problem solving and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, College Preparation, Developmental Studies Programs
Barshis, Don – 1979
The Loop College's Individual Needs (IN) Program is a total support service and academic program for high-risk students during their first semesters at the college. This descriptive report begins by describing IN's personnel requirements and the duties of the program director, the program advisor, the senior tutor/Developmental Learning Manager…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Basic Skills, College Programs, Community Colleges
Littleton, Roosevelt, Jr. – 1998
Although community colleges currently account for over half of minority enrollment in America, there is controversy regarding whether the colleges actually provide minority students with access to higher education or merely track them into low-level studies. A number of barriers to success face minority community college students, such as…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Curriculum, College Preparation, College Role
Ohio Board of Regents, Columbus. – 1997
This document proposes a plan to significantly increase the number of fully prepared freshmen at Ohio's colleges and universities by the year 2001. The plan, prepared by the Ohio Secondary and Higher Education Remediation Advisory Commission, makes five recommendations: (1) communicate a consistent set of college-level expectations and articulate…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admissions Counseling, College Admission, College Bound Students
Glazer, Judith S. – 1982
The Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) at New York University (NYU), which serves economically and educationally disadvantaged residents of New York State, is described. The HEOP provides supportive services, including a pre-freshman summer session, credit and noncredit courses in basic skills, individual tutoring, and personal and…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Aptitude, Academic Persistence, Admission Criteria
Brown, Janet R.; And Others – 1988
Descriptive and evaluative information is provided on Rockland Community College's (RCC's) Developmental Studies Department and its Special Services Project for economically and educationally disadvantaged students. Section I describes the functions of the Developmental Studies Department, which provides courses and services to help underprepared…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
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
